NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base.

NASA has revealed its plan for a space station to orbit the Moon has been axed for a £16billion permanent base on the lunar surface.

The mission, which NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman referred to as Space Reactor 1 Freedom, would demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space" in a major step toward making the po...