March 24 (UPI) -- NASA on Tuesday announced plans to spend $30 billion on a permanent lunar base and send astronauts to the moon every six months after the Artemis V mission.
Speaking at a so-called "Ignition" event at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Administrator Jared Isaacman discussed plans to accelerate construction of a moon base.
"There will be an evolutionary path to building humanity's first permanent surface outpost beyond Earth," he said.
"NASA is committed to achieving the near-impossible once again: to return to the moon before the end of President [Donald] Trump's term, build a moon base, establish an enduring presence, and do the other things needed to ensure American leadership in space."
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