NASA has announced a $20 billion, three-phase plan to establish a permanent moon base, with three missions scheduled this year to advance lunar exploration and habitation efforts.

NASA plans to build a planned moon base in three stages, starting with more frequent astronaut and cargo flights to the moon the develop the infrastructure needed to support…

NASA plans to build a $20 billion base on the moon, and the Artemis II crew flew by the moon last month in part to flesh out the initiative.

Early habitation on the moon is slated for 2029

NASA said the first three unmanned moon base missions are targeted to launch by the end of 2026, after achieving a historic lunar fly-by.

After a successful lunar flyaround, NASA has announced three missions to the moon as part of efforts to establish a permanent base on the earth's natural satellite.