NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced plans to build a substantial Moon base over the next decade, canceling the Lunar Gateway orbital station to redirect resources to the lunar surface. The base will feature permanent habitats, laboratories, local manufacturing, and long-range drones, with NASA partnering broadly with industry. Isaacman framed the effort as a great-power competition with China and criticized past wasteful spending.