Artemis II reignites deep-space travel. Will it also boost a lunar economy?

Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Angel Abbud-Madrid contributed to this article about how NASA and its partners in the commercial U.S. space industry are counting on the Artemis mission to break records and garner enough popular support to help usher in a new era of space exploration, one that is fueled by a thriving space economy. April 7, 2026.