Nasa reveals plans for a permanent base on the Moon
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Nasa announces details of its plans to establish a permanent base on the Moon. Nasa chief Jared Isaacman said construction of the proposed twenty-billion-dollar facility is planned to happen over the next seven years, with the completed base expected to cover hundreds of square kilometres. Also: Israel expands its operations in Lebanon; Tehran promises to retaliate for strikes in southern Iran; El Chapo's nephew is arrested in Mexico; the idea of independence for the Canadian province of Alberta sparks fierce debate on whether it's a step towards Canada becoming the 51st state of America; the oil giant, BP, removes its chairman; therapy dogs in Uganda; and explaining the success of Tayto crisps.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Charlotte Gallagher, and in the early hours of the 27th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.2 | The US starts ordering hardware to build a long-term base for humans |
| 0:23.0 | on the moon. As fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continues, we hear why the so-called |
| 0:29.6 | ceasefire isn't working. The latest on a possible peace deal between Iran and the U 24 hours after Washington launched air strikes against |
| 0:40.1 | the country. And as the nephew of the drug lord El Chapo is arrested, how much of a grip |
| 0:46.4 | do the cartels still have on Mexico? Also in this podcast, we're producers. We have everything here. We have all manner of natural resources. We have clean water. We have agriculture. We could put a fence around Alberta and we don't need anybody else for anything. |
| 1:04.9 | Could a breakaway province in Canada help Donald Trump's 51st state ambitions. |
| 1:15.6 | It's been less than two months since the world watched as NASA's Artemis 2 mission marked a return to the moon with a flyby. |
| 1:24.8 | We just realized that we have Earth, window four and moon out window three. |
| 1:29.3 | The moon is about three to four times the size of the Earth and it is... |
| 1:33.5 | And now the US Space Agency says it's ordering parts for a sprawling base on the lunar surface, |
| 1:40.3 | with plans for a long-term site for humans by 2032. Dr. Laurie Glaze is from NASA. |
| 1:47.6 | We are building humanity's first outposts beyond Earth. Through Artemis, we are going, |
| 1:52.4 | and with Moonbase, we're going to stay. And together, NASA, industry, and international partners, |
| 1:58.2 | we are creating a future where exploration is not just an incredible |
| 2:02.1 | moment in history, but the first foothold beyond Earth for all of humanity. |
| 2:07.6 | Our North America correspondent, David Willis, has been following developments. |
| 2:11.7 | President Trump wants to land Americans back on the moon before he leaves office in 2028. |
| 2:18.4 | So NASA is under pressure to at least look like it's winning the new space race. |
| 2:25.2 | But China is breathing down its neck, of course, |
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