The One Big Beautiful Bill allocates significant funding to support manned space exploration. $2.6 billion is earmarked for the construction of Gateway, a future lunar orbiting space station, involving multiple international partners. Additionally, more than $4 billion is dedicated to the Space Launch System, ensuring further missions beyond Artemis 2 and 3. Tensions are rising between Trump and Elon Musk, as Trump threatens to withdraw government contracts from Musk's companies, while Musk plans a political party to draw voters away from Trump.
The federal government will spend $2.6 billion on the construction of Gateway, a future space station that will orbit the Moon, involving international partners.
The BBB will ultimately allocate more than $4 billion to fund additional flights with the Space Launch System, aiming to send the first woman astronaut to the Moon by 2027.
Musk announced intentions to create a political party to attract voters from Trump, leading to evident clashes and threats regarding public contracts held by Musk's companies.
Trump's proposal included potentially eliminating the Space Launch System after its Artemis missions, favoring Musk's Starship, which is unprepared for astronaut travel due to several explosive failures.
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