NASA maps three robotic Moon missions to seed a future lunar base
TL;DR
NASA unveiled three uncrewed Moon missions (Moon Base 1–3) planned for launch this year to scout South Pole sites, test technologies, and collect data as steps toward a phased plan to establish a sustained lunar presence by around 2032, with Blue Origin carrying two payloads on the first flight and Artemis program milestones guiding the effort.
- NASA announces 3 uncrewed missions to the moon this year to prepare to build a base NBC News
- Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base BBC
- NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list ABC7 Los Angeles
- Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions The Guardian
- NASA moon mission latest: Space agency unveils massive plan to settle on moon - with eyes on Mars next Sky News
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