State‑led lunar base push

NASA says it is halting work on the lunar Gateway and redirecting effort and funding to build a surface lunar base in three phases, with roughly $10 billion earmarked for each of the first two phases and more afterward. The shift accelerates commercial lander cadence, revamps rover procurement, and introduces new technologies (e.g., hopping drones) while risking friction with Congress that previously funded Gateway. — A U.S. decision to replace Gateway with a state‑backed lunar base will reshape industrial policy, contractor winners, congressional budgeting fights, and international space partnerships for the coming decade.