NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the agency's definitive architecture for a permanent human settlement at the lunar south pole on May 26, 2026, confirming Italy, Canada, and Japan as key hardware partners. A seven-year foundational phase costing approximately 20 billion dollars will transition into a continuously inhabited outpost by 2036. SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 are the primary landers, with water ice at the south pole serving as a crucial source of propellant and life support resources.
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