NASA is halting plans to develop the lunar Gateway and instead focusing on the development of a During an event at NASA Headquarters March 24, agency officials outlined major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture,

Northrop Grumman works on HALO, the main central module of the now-sidelined Gateway lunar space station. Credit: Northrop Grumman NASA will shelve its plan for a small lunar space station in favor of building a base directly on the moon.

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency "intends to pause" its Gateway project that would have created a space station in orbit around the moon, instead shifting focus toward "building a lunar base.

NASA is hitting pause on their plans for lunar orbital space station Gateway. (NASA Johnson/Alberto Bertolin) NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon,

NASA is halting its lunar orbit space station plans, reallocating its resources to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface. New agency chief, Jared Isaacman, announced the decision, refocusing efforts on sustainable lunar operations and adapting existing equipment and partnerships to support these revised objectives.

NASA has abandoned its lunar Gateway project to focus on a $20 billion base on the Moon's surface, marking a significant shift in its Artemis program. This decision aims to support sustained human presence on the Moon.

NASA is pausing its Gateway lunar space station project to focus on building a lunar base for long-term Moon presence. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NASA has announced a strategic pivot from constructing a space station in lunar orbit to building a $20 billion base on the moon's surface. Under the leadership of Jared Isaacman, NASA is reorienting its Artemis program,