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Trump Commits to Moon Landing by 2028, Followed by a Lunar Outpost Two Years Later

  • 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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Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday his intention to send Americans back to the Moon as soon as possible, relegating the exploration of Mars to the background, in a presidential decree that sheds light on the space policy of the world's first power.This text gives absolute priority to the human return to the Moon "by 2028 as part of the Artemis program" of the Nasa, which was announced during his first term.Today, President Trump established the …

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RedState broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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