NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in
NASA is shifting its focus from the lunar Gateway space station to establishing a base on the surface of the moon as part of the Artemis program. The agency plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2028 and develop a lunar base in three phases through the end of the decade, with a estimated cost of $20 billion.
NASA is sidelining the lunar Gateway space station to focus on a moon base. The agency will concentrate on expanding its Artemis program surface architecture. Existing Gateway hardware will be repurposed for surface systems or other program needs. The announcement comes before the launch of Artemis 2, scheduled for April 1. NASA is targeting 2027 for Artemis 3 and 2028 for the program's first lunar landing attempt. The lunar base will be developed in three phases, with a estimated cost of $20 billion.
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