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<p>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. </p><p><br></p><p>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"><u>Moondoggle</u></a></p><p><br>If you want to support more of this reporting, in 2026 and beyond, consider signing up for Slate Plus. You’ll enjoy ad-free listening across the Slate network, early access to tickets for live events, and you’ll never hit the paywall on the site. Visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_content=What_Next&utm_campaign=plus_pod&tpcc=podcast-audio-plus_pod-What_Next"> <u>Slate.com/whatnextplus</u></a> to sign up. </p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' ...