alt.hn

3/24/2026 at 6:46:11 PM

NASA to spend $20B on moon base after cancelling orbiting station

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/24/nasa-moon-base-cancelling-artemis

by I-M-S

3/24/2026 at 6:55:02 PM

Gateway seemed to be pretty roundly panned by space experts, including a number of former astronauts, notably Buzz Aldin. Still, any change at this point is a death sentence for the U.S.’s lead in Space Race 2.0. The space industry (outside of SpaceX) is known for being a retirement community. Meanwhile, the Chinese are humming along working 996 while getting little press over here.

by georgeburdell

3/24/2026 at 10:09:00 PM

Some of the US private companies like SpaceX and Stoke Space do good stuff. Not sure about Blue Origin.

by tim333

3/24/2026 at 10:04:49 PM

Cool. On to mass drivers and Kardashev 2.

by tim333