NASA Reveals New Details on Plan to Build a Base on the Moon

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hopes to return humans to the surface of the moon in 2028. But unlike the Apollo era of the 1960s and 70s, where the astronauts came and went, the space agency has a grander vision this time. They want to eventually build a moon base capable of supporting a permanent settlement.

When announcing the $20 billion plan in March, the space agency laid out its aspirational goal but left many of the details to be determined. On Tuesday, during a news conference, NASA provided an update on the base's development, including new details on its progress and the vendors it will use to achieve the first phase of its lunar roadmap.

"America is returning to the moon," said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "For all we hope to accomplish in this endeavor, what we are embarking upon is extremely challenging and we know so little from what is a combined 80 hours of lunar astronaut EVA [extravehicular activity] time across the Apollo missions, and that was more than a half century ago."

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