CAPE CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – On March 25, 2026 I was interviewed live by Fox 35 Orlando about “NASA unveils timeline for $20 billion moon base project” and NASAs new plans to establish a moon base with astronauts at the lunar South Pole – that were announced on March 24 by new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.

Also discussed – How, why and whats up with new NASA Artemis 2,3,4 mission planning timelines and goals in the meantime.

Watch my complete live interview

https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/fmc-3f8esf3r7ac76uzx

Caption: NASA has unveiled a timeline to get astronauts up on the moon once again. This time: $20 billion are being invested into a moon base project that would see astronauts up for a specific period of time, happening in the near future. FOX35 News+ Anchor Garrett Wymer spoke with Ken Kremer, Managing Editor for Space Upclose about this and the future of space travel.

I think Isaacman has proposed a good lunar plan overall but the timelines are very ambitious and may be delayed by a year or more

On March 24, NASA announced an ambitious, detailed and long awaited significant enhancement and complete overhaul to Project Artemis plans to return human to the lunar surface 1st time in >50 years.

The new Moon exploration plan was announced by new NASA Administrator at a live event named “Project Ignition” broadcast all day at NASA+ starting 9 AM

Ignition involves an new American space exploration  event that involves the start of a building a Moonbase at lunar south pole!!

The Moonbase will be built in 3 phases!!  Over a 7 year period starting with the first human lunar landing in 2028 at a cost of $20 Billion

Ignition also includes a plus up to Science expeditions on the Moon, Mars and continuing LEO space stations post ISS

Support from a bipartisan Congress and the President is essential & critical! and seems at hand – finally. after waiting over half a century!

It includes a much-increased launch cadence and sustained long term lunar presence – with Industry & International Partners

Jared Isaacman siad NASA hopes to start a program of near monthly robotic lunar landings starting in 2027

Hope is back for space exploration benefitting all humankind!!

Fox 35 Orlando also featured 3 of my Artemis II photos  including two sunrise photos with Artemis II at launch pad 39b at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Launch of Artemis II is targeted for as early as Wednesday, April 1 at 6:24 PM thru 8:24 PM.

The early April launch window includes a total of six opportunities every day through Monday, April 6.

Artemis II will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on an approximately 10-day mission around the Moon and back, marking the first crewed flight of the Artemis program.

They will travel 500,000 miles in a loop around the Moon – farther than any human before

Ken Kremer recent TV interviews:

I was also interviewed live by Fox 35 Orlando at 11:30 am ET March 19, about updating the status of NASA Artemis II rollout from VAB to launch pad 39B – as the winds were howling on the Florida Space Coast, just abit below the weather criteria limit of 40 knots

Complete live interview video:

https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/fmc-vihrm1hbp25zq1hj

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/could-nasa-s-artemis-2-rollout-get-delayed-again/vi-AA1YZVXO?ocid=BingNewsVerp

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/could-nasas-artemis-2-rollout-160318868.html

Wesh 2 NBC Orlando Mar 25:

https://www.wesh.com/article/nasa-shifts-focus-to-moon-missions-iss-retirement-looms/70848583

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