WASHINGTON, D.C. – NASA officials have reportedly unveiled preliminary plans for the next Artemis mission to “aesthetically reconfigure” the Moon into the unmistakable likeness of President Donald Trump.
The initiative, internally dubbed “Project Lunar Legacy,” aims to ensure that Americans can gaze upon what one official called “the most recognizable silhouette in modern history” every night-weather permitting.
According to leaked documents, the plan involves an ambitious series of controlled asteroid impacts, precision drilling, and “strategic crater enhancement” to sculpt the Moon’s surface into a 3,474-mile wide presidential profile.
Engineers have allegedly spent months debating how best to capture the signature hairstyle, with one anonymous source admitting, “Frankly, the hair alone could delay the mission by five to ten years.”
NASA representatives insist the project is purely “cultural and inspirational,” though critics have questioned both its scientific merit and its estimated $12 trillion price tag.
Supporters, however, argue the effort will boost national morale, tourism, and possibly sales of telescopes. “This is about unity,” said one enthusiastic backer. “No matter your political views, you’ll look up at the night sky and immediately know… that’s definitely him.”
International feedback has been mixed, with some world leaders expressing confusion and others quietly checking their own space agency budgets.
Meanwhile, astronomers warn that reshaping the Moon could have “minor side effects,” such as tidal disruptions, orbital instability, and, as one researcher put it, “turning the entire planet into a coastal water park.”
NASA has neither confirmed nor denied these concerns, stating only that the mission will proceed “as long as it polls well.”
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