US EditionTrump Orders Moon Return by 2028, Lunar Base by 2030
The order mandates $50 billion in private space investment by 2028 and directs nuclear reactor deployment on the Moon to support a permanent lunar outpost by 2030.
- On Thursday , the White House issued a sweeping executive order that resets U.S. space policy, including returning humans to the moon by 2028 and establishing a lunar outpost by 2030.
- The White House framed the order as a reset to ensure U.S. dominance in exploration, security and space commerce amid intensified global competition, linking space superiority to national security and economic interests.
- OSTP must craft 60-day guidance for a National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power, and NASA must submit a 90-day plan addressing objectives and mitigating technology, supply chain, or capacity gaps.
- The Pentagon was ordered to develop prototype defenses by 2028, and the order aims to attract at least $50 billion in private investment by 2028, integrating commercial capabilities into U.S. military space systems.
- NASA, OSTP and State are ordered to review international agreements, the order revokes Executive Order 14056 from Dec. 1, 2021, and removes free-service language so Commerce Department may charge fees.
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U.S. President Donald Trump officially set out the objective of sending people back to Moon by 2028 and protecting the space space of military threats, through an executive large-scale order issued by Joi, the first major initiative of space policy from his second mandate, reports Reuters.
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