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NASA reorganizes to accelerate Moon Base, lunar programs
The agency said the overhaul will streamline decision-making and support a $20 billion lunar base plan over seven years.
- On Friday, NASA announced a major agency reorganization to accelerate its lunar exploration program, consolidating key mission directorates and streamlining reporting to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
- Divisions over the $24.4 billion budget in Washington prompted the agency's structural changes, as the White House proposed a 23% cut to $18.8 billion while the House Appropriations Committee kept funding flat.
- Under the changes, NASA will consolidate operations into a new Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate and Research and Technology Mission Directorate, while naming Carlos Garc as program manager for the Moon Base.
- Administrator Isaacman stated the changes will achieve "efficient execution" without job losses or program cancellations, while warning that the United States faces a tight race with China to reach the lunar surface.
- The Senate will review NASA spending legislation in June, setting up negotiations with the House later this year to determine final funding levels and the future of lunar exploration plans.
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NASA reorganizes to accelerate Moon Base, lunar programs
(The Center Square) – NASA announced a reorganization of the agency Friday, restructuring key mission directorates to accelerate its lunar exploration program even as Congress and the White House remain divided over the agency's $24.4 billion budget.
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