How the mission is sparking a $T+ space economy & Moonfra investment opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / April 6, 2026 / NASA’s Artemis II mission has broken the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth.

To the delight of space enthusiasts everywhere, Isaacman said NASA was cancelling its project to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and would reorient to building a $20 billion base on the surface of the moon.

The announcement that NASA would begin work on a lunar base in the 21st century was met with near universal acclaim.