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NASA bets on lunar rovers to enable Artemis base by 2028

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Source: The New York Times
NASA bets on lunar rovers to enable Artemis base by 2028
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NASA awarded about $220 million to Lunar Outpost and Astrolab to build two 1-ton lunar terrain vehicles capable of carrying two astronauts and climbing 20-degree slopes, with one rover ready for Artemis IV in 2028; Blue Origin received up to $468 million to transport the rovers to the Moon, and Firefly Aerospace got $75 million to deploy four reconnaissance drones for the lunar south pole.

Topics:technologyspace#artemis#blue-origin#lunar-rover#moon#nasa#space
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