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NASA unveils new Moon base plans, pauses Lunar Gateway

NASA is continuing to reshape its lunar exploration program in support of President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy with “Ignition,” a newly unveiled, mandate-driven initiative that aggressively fast-tracks a permanent Moon base while pausing the long-planned Lunar Gateway. Although the orbital station isn’t officially canceled, redirecting its funding and hardware to the lunar surface has the same effect, leaving Canada’s Gateway contributions in a state of flux. There is some good news though.

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