NASA's $20B plan: permanent moon base, nuclear spacecraft, Mars helicopters
NewsBytes | March 25, 2026 1:40 AM CST
NASA's ambitious plans for the next decade
The Artemis program is leading NASA's lunar plans. Artemis II will soon send astronauts around the moon, and by 2028, they're aiming for crewed landings every six months.
There's also a plan to set up a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 (with help from the US Department of Energy) so astronauts can stay powered up through those extra-long lunar nights.
On top of that, NASA wants to test nuclear propulsion for faster trips to Mars and roll out new helicopters for better exploration there.
They're even looking at commercial space stations so humans can keep living and working in orbit, making space feel just a bit more like home.
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