New Glenn forced an explosive rewrite for NASA’s plans to build a moon base

Published on June 9, 2026
Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded during a May 28 static-fire test. Credit: NASASpaceFlight

NASA unveiled plans in March to develop a lunar base as part of its “Ignition” event that outlined the agency’s new direction in human spaceflight. The plans, though, were rather […]

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