NASA is focusing on 'good deals' in international space partnerships, causing friction with the European Space Agency.
NASA is prioritizing projects that offer clear benefits and is canceling some international collaborations.
The European Space Agency is struggling to find a role in NASA's Moon Base program.
NASA demands more urgent and meaningful contributions from its international partners.
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It's no surprise that NASA's new tack toward foreign partnerships—good deals only, please—is challenging preconceived notions of international cooperation in space.
Without a massive budget hike, the US space agency's emphasis on building a Moon Base and winning a competition for lunar real estate and resources with China will inevitably leave lesser priorities behind.
Gone is the Lunar Gateway, a space station that was to be assembled in orbit around the Moon. For the United States, Gateway was an unnecessary distraction and expense as NASA goes all-in on placing a surface station near the Moon's south pole.
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