NASA Administrator Jacob Isaacman gave his first post-Artemis II mission interview to Fox and he made it clear that President Trump wants Americans on Mars. The post NASA Chief Tells Fox Trump Is Always Reminding Him Moon Is Just the Opening Act,

Returning to the moon and building a base will pale in comparison to what we will be capable of accomplishing in the years ahead,” Isaacman said.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

Artemis II’s successful lunar flyby on Wednesday was a big step toward landing humans back on the moon soon, but NASA has much bigger, multi-billion-dollar plans in store for the next

A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.