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NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Delta_V@lemmy.world to c/space@mander.xyz

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...Isaacman also confirmed that NASA will no longer build a Lunar Gateway in orbit around the Moon, but would rather focus all of its energy and resources on the lunar surface...

...One of Isaacman’s fundamental beliefs is that NASA does not have a revenue problem. Rather, it has an expense problem.

“For too long we tried to satisfy every stakeholder, and the results of that are very well documented in Office of the Inspector General reports,” he said. “Billions of dollars wasted. Years lost. Hardware that never launched. Fewer flagship science missions. And fewer astronauts in space, which means fewer kids dressing up as astronauts for Halloween...

...the lunar base would be established through three phases...The first of these, running through 2028, is estimated to comprise 21 landings, putting a total of 4 metric tons of payload on the Moon...

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You would think a country $39T in debt and borrowing $500B a month would think about priorities over a moon base which no oen knows why needs to be built.

A rat done bit my sister Nell.

(with Whitey on the Moon)

Her face and arms began to swell.

(and Whitey's on the Moon)

I can't pay no doctor bill.

(but Whitey's on the Moon)

Ten years from now I'll be paying still.

(while Whitey's on the Moon)