SpaceNews
Experts Agree Moon Base Will Require Stuff, Probably in Space
Panel of experts at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center discusses what it'll take to build a moon base, because apparently 'just showing up' isn't a plan.
2026-10-08
SpaceNews
2026-09-29
NASA
NASA Asks Students to Solve Moon Wi-Fi, Because Apparently Even Space Needs Better Signal
NASA wants college students to fix lunar communications, offering cash prizes to whoever can solve the one problem every Earthling already knows too well.
2026-09-25
NASA
San Marino Becomes 76th Country to Sign Artemis Accords, Proving Even Microstates Want a Piece of the Moon
San Marino, a country smaller than most NASA parking lots, becomes the 76th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, because the Moon isn't going to colonize itself.
2026-08-08
SpaceNews
Northrop Grumman and Canada Pivot Lunar Projects to Moon Base, Because Plans Are Apparently Optional
Northrop Grumman and Canada are repurposing their lunar Gateway work for a moon base, because why build an orbital station when you can just... not?
2026-07-24
NASA
NASA+ Finally Realizes People Watch TV on Things Other Than a Phone
NASA+ expands to Amazon Fire TV, because the Moon Base needs viewers, too.
2026-06-17
SpaceNews
Moon Real Estate: The Next Big Thing Since Low Earth Orbit Was the Next Big Thing
The moon is no longer just a romantic celestial body - it’s a $1.8 trillion economic frontier, if Congress can stop budget-squabbling long enough to let commercial landers do their thing.
2026-06-07
SpaceNews
NASA Told It Can Walk and Chew Lunar Regolith at the Same Time, Actually
Humanity is finally building a moon base, but please don't forget about Mars - it's the whole reason we're reheating this lunar leftover.
2026-05-28
SpaceNews
NASA's Grand Moon Base Plan Has a Small Oversight: Human Bodies Might Not Like It There
NASA's plan for a permanent moon base by 2030 is ambitious, but its new 'Science as a Service' framework oddly leaves out the biology of keeping humans alive there.
2026-05-21
NASA
NASA Tells 51,000 Students: 'Build a Moon Base, But Maybe Finish Your Homework First'
NASA uses a robotics competition to recruit future moon-base builders, because nothing says 'long-term lunar presence' like teenagers fixing broken robot parts.
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