# NASA's aging infrastructure can't handle Artemis launches without $1 billion in upgrades, watchdog warns

> NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon and bolster a rapidly growing commercial space industry is facing an infrastructure obstacle.

- **Source:** [Space](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-aging-infrastructure-cant-handle-artemis-launches-without-usd1-billion-in-upgrades-watchdog-warns?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3c587e72b957254d3e967a)
- **Published:** 2026-06-24
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #spacex #nasa #infrastructure #artemis #launch #warns #aging #billion
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