The Trump administration wants NASA to land astronauts on the moon by 2027. They also want them to do it with their budget slashed, a leadership carousel and competing views that Mars is more important. 

Guest: Joel Achenbach, freelance journalist and author of <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/12/moon-space-nasa-mars-life-trump-elon-musk.html">Moondoggle</a>
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