NASA lays out plans for moon base less than two months after Artemis II’s lunar voyage
NASA has announced plans for a moon base shortly after the Artemis II mission. The agency has awarded contracts to four companies to develop landers, rovers, and drones for the project. The first phase aims to have hardware ready before astronauts land on the moon, with a target date of 2028.
- ▪NASA is ordering landers, rovers, and drones for a moon base.
- ▪Contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded to four U.S. companies.
- ▪The first phase of the moon base is expected to support astronauts by the 2030s.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Moon eclipses the Sun on April 6, in this photo provided by NASA and captured by the Artemis II crew from lunar orbit.Uncredited/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountNASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface, at a spot near the moon’s south pole. These so-called lunar terrain vehicles will be built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost.
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