NASA’s new moon base project requires operational technology systems in space, but they are vulnerable.

Newly anointed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman made a $20 billion announcement on March 24, 2026. 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 new base, using the parts already created for the now defunct orbital station project, comes as China announced plans to land its taikonauts on the moon in 2030. According to the announcement, the plans for the base include increased deployment of robotic landers and drones as well as a location for a future nuclear power plant.