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America plans to conquer the Moon again, and stay this time
Sustaining a lunar presence requires far greater complexity than the Apollo missions, according to engineering assessments of lander hardware currently in development.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:11 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Daily Caller's, the jokes are ours.
Footage: NASA MSFC · Public domain (NASA) · NASA
At a glance
- First reported by The Daily Caller: “America Plans To Conquer The Moon Again. Here’s What It Will Take To Stay”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 1:11 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: North America.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAmerica plans to go back to the Moon, and this time stay. The Daily Caller says it is much more complex than Apollo.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd we have the actual footage. Roll it. Officials and engineers walk into a huge factory, and there it is, giant blue cylinders.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is lander hardware.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch this. The whole group looks up at once. Every head. Synchronized. That is the play of the night.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRun it back. I want the neck of the man on the left.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHank cares.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI do not. I am checking the bolts.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: eight point six. Points off because nobody touched the big blue thing. Hank wants a nine.
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