Exactly how NASA will build a permanent base on the Moon

Ever since Artemis II’s raging success, one thing seems clear: there’s no stopping NASA from its plans to set up a permanent base on the Moon. But how exactly will the agency go about it? Administrator Jared Isaacman had already revealed a three-phase roadmap for the plan during NASA’s Ignition event in March. The push also comes as the United States faces growing competition from China in a new lunar space race, with both nations aiming to establish a long-term presence on the Moon. If successful, the effort could eventually turn the Moon from a destination into humanity’s first permanent outpost beyond Earth. Video edited using images and footage owned by NASA, ESA, JAXA and Getty. Royalty free music from Hook Sounds.