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Is the Moon about to become the next great American city? On May 26, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a bold, three-phase plan to establish a permanent lunar presence at the South Pole. In today’s episode, we break down the shock announcement: Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has been selected to conduct "Moon Base One," the first privately funded cargo mission to the Shackleton de Gerlache Ridge, scheduled for this fall.

We dive into the NASA reorganization, which merges human spaceflight and technology directorates to eliminate bureaucracy and accelerate the timeline ahead of China’s 2030 goals. We analyze the "science of survival" in environments reaching -400°C, the deployment of nuclear reactors on the lunar surface, and the new fleet of autonomous rovers from Lunar Outpost and Astrolab. Join us as we explore how this iterative approach—leveraging the 1960s playbook—aims to turn the Moon into a jumping-off point for Mars.

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