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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - NASA announced on Tuesday it has canceled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use components from the project to build a $20 billion base on the moon's surface,
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The lunar satellite, much of which was already built, will now be repurposed where possible. Permanent infrastructure on the moon is a major step in NASA’s long-term plans — and a stepping stone to get to Mars.
Northrop Grumman works on HALO, the main central module of the now-sidelined Gateway lunar space station. Credit: Northrop Grumman NASA will shelve its plan for a small lunar space station in favor of building a base directly on the moon.
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