--- title: "Congress puts the ISS on life support until 2032, orders Moon base plan" type: "News" locale: "zh-HK" url: "https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/277963299.md" description: "The NASA Authorization Act of 2026 has been approved, extending the International Space Station (ISS) operation until 2032 and directing NASA to establish a permanent Moon base. Originally set to end in 2030, the ISS faces structural issues but will continue until at least one commercial space station is operational. The act also preserves NASA's budget against proposed cuts, saving programs like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, while the Mars Sample Return mission is effectively cancelled. This legislation marks a significant policy shift in maintaining human presence in low Earth orbit." datetime: "2026-03-05T15:59:30.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/277963299.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277963299.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/277963299.md) --- > 支持的語言: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/277963299.md) | [English](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277963299.md) # Congress puts the ISS on life support until 2032, orders Moon base plan The NASA Authorization Act of 2026 has been approved, and alongside a directive for NASA to establish a permanent Moon base, the legislation includes language extending the International Space Station to 2032. The ISS project was set to end in 2030. In 2024, NASA awarded a contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX to build a tug to de-orbit the outpost by 2030, assuming it lasts that long. By then the complex's first module will have been in orbit for more than 30 years, and cracks have plagued the structure alongside hardware failures as the laboratory ages. One space agency insider observed that "it's on its last legs." Then again, in a 2024 interview with _The Register_, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen said of the ISS: "I wouldn't be surprised if we extended it a few years." - NASA safety watchdog says it's time to rethink Moon landing - Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook - Stash or splash? Lawmakers ask NASA to find alternatives for International Space Station - ISS stint ends early as NASA aborts Crew-11 over crew illness NASA is to begin soliciting proposals for two commercial space stations immediately (Axiom Space and Vast spring to mind), but, mindful of a potential gap, lawmakers have also directed the agency to keep the ISS running for a few more years – certainly until at least one commercial station is launched and capable of taking over ISS operations. The Authorization Act further cements Congress's rejection of the dramatic cuts to NASA's budget proposed in 2025. Programs such as the Chandra X-ray Observatory are saved, although the Mars Sample Return mission, as originally envisaged, remains effectively cancelled. The act instead calls on NASA to consider alternative, lower-cost sample return methods. While the language surrounding the proposed Moon base evokes the Apollo-era space race, extending the ISS represents a major change of policy and concerns hardware that exists now. It also concerns maintaining a human presence in low Earth orbit, while there remains precious little detail about the Gateway station planned for lunar operations. ® ### 相關股票 - [Rocket Lab (RKLB.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/RKLB.US.md) - [L3Harris Tech (LHX.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/LHX.US.md) - [Northrop Grumman (NOC.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/NOC.US.md) - [Lockheed Martin (LMT.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/LMT.US.md) - [Boeing (BA.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/BA.US.md) - [SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF (ROKT.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/ROKT.US.md) - [WisdomTree Global Defense Fund (WDGF.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/WDGF.US.md) - [ISHRS Aero & Def (ITA.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/ITA.US.md) - [Invesco Aero & Defense ETF (PPA.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/PPA.US.md) - [SPDR S&P Aerospace & Def (XAR.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/XAR.US.md) - [ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/ARKX.US.md) - [First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/MISL.US.md) - [Direxion Aerospace & Def Bull 3X (DFEN.US)](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/quote/DFEN.US.md) ## 相關資訊與研究 - [L3Harris Powers First Crewed Mission Around the Moon in 50 Years | LHX Stock News](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281438130.md) - [ANALYSIS-NASA's moon mission tests aerospace old guard as SpaceX, Blue Origin hover](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281416144.md) - [KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions Supports NASA’s Artemis II Mission as Astronauts Embark on Historic Return to the Moon](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281571474.md) - [3 Great Space Exploration Stocks for 2026](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281660499.md) - [Lockheed Martin-Built Orion Spacecraft Launches Under NASA's Artemis II Mission](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/281505283.md)