NASA lays out moon base plans in race to get humans back on lunar surface
NASA has announced plans for a moon base as part of its Artemis program, aiming to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. The agency has awarded contracts to several companies, including Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, to develop landers and rovers for the project. This initiative is part of the Trump administration's goal to have astronauts back on the moon by 2028 and to create a lunar outpost by 2030.
- ▪NASA is ordering landers, rovers, and drones for a moon base as part of its Artemis program.
- ▪Contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded to four US companies for the development of lunar exploration hardware.
- ▪The first Artemis astronauts are planned to land on the moon as early as 2028.
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