Returning to the moon and building a base will pale in comparison to what we will be capable of accomplishing in the years ahead,” Isaacman said.

NASA plans to increase manned launches at Kennedy Space Center, build a moon base, and launch a nuclear-powered rocket to Mars.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

The agency’s leader said new plans and timelines for the coming decade aim to create a permanent foothold by humans on another world and inspire Americans.

The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.

NASA unveiled ambitious initiatives to accelerate its return to the Moon, aiming for a lunar landing by the end of President Trump's term and establishing a long-term presence. The agency's updated Moon strategy focuses on a phased approach to building a lunar base,

As the Orion, the world’s most advanced deep-space capsule, counts down to circumnavigating the Moon, that trek could be the forerunner to a cascade of Mars missions in the 2030s. Shown here is a companion ship, a retro-futuristic Mars lander also ...