Italy to Pay $5B for Two Lunar Seats; NASA Chief Dismisses ESA Argonaut

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed Italy will send two astronauts to the lunar surface in exchange for over $5 billion in lunar infrastructure investment. Isaacman also dismissed ESA's Argonaut lander, signaling a shift in NASA's commercial lunar strategy. The deal underscores growing bilateral space cooperation and potential friction with ESA.