ADVERTISEMENTNASA Announces Plans To Build A Moon Base And Musk Is EcstaticElon Musk's company SpaceX is expected to build 'Starship' for NASA, a reusable two-state rocket designed for manned space flight to land astronauts on the Moon, so as to set up lunar colonies. Prajwal Jayaraj28 Dec 2025, 04:45 PM IST i28 Dec 2025, 04:45 PM IST28 Dec 2025, 04:45 PM ISTSaveIsaacman was replying to a message from space-related venture capital figure Micheal Mealling who asked how NASA would have an enduring presence on the Moon (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Show Quick ReadSummary is AI Generated. Newsroom ReviewedThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the US space body will be building a base on the Moon, as confirmed by a post on social media platform X from Isaacman on Sunday. Isaacman was replying to a message from space-related venture capital figure Micheal Mealling who asked how NASA would have an enduring presence on the Moon. We are going to build a Moon base— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) December 27, 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk, replied to the post with just one word, "Awesome."Musk's company SpaceX is expected to build 'Starship' for NASA, a reusable two-state rocket designed for manned space flight to land astronauts on the Moon, so as to set up lunar colonies. A part of NASA's Artemis program to reestablish the US's presence on the Moon since the last 50 years. NASA plans to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon and consolidate a long-term presence.
