NASA Shares Moon Base Progress, Contract Awards
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NASA Shares Moon Base Progress, Contract Awards
NASA provided another update on the Moon Base project this weekend in conjunction with the MAX POWER airshow at Kennedy Space Center. Billions of dollars were awarded or soon will be for cargo landers, a nuclear-powered lunar rover, launch and transportation, as well as architecture and infrastructure capabilities. Although the agency is full steam ahead on Moon Base plans, the three CLPS missions expected to launch this year have all slipped to…
NASA Unveils $10 Billion Lunar Contract Plan, New Moon Missions and Nuclear-Powered PROMISE Rover
NASA has announced a major expansion of its lunar exploration program, outlining up to $10 billion in commercial moon delivery contracts, additional launch funding and plans for a nuclear-powered rover. The initiatives are intended to support the agency’s goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the moon by 2032. The announcements were made November [...]
NASA aims to reduce risks and prepare a lasting presence on the Moon, while taking advantage of it to advance towards future manned missions to Mars.
NASA's Moon Base push will send a spare-parts nuclear rover to the lunar south pole
On Nov. 7 at the MAX POWER aerospace expo at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said it is moving ahead with PROMISE (Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping and In-Situ Exploration), a nuclear-powered rover built largely from Curiosity and Perseverance hardware. NASA also awarded Blue Origin $94 million to land the rover at the lunar… The post NASA’s Moon Base push will send a spare-parts nuclear rover to the lunar south pole appeared first on …
NSS Applauds NASA Moon Base Awards and Infrastructure Announcements
The National Space Society (NSS) applauds NASA’s latest Moon Base awards and mission announcements, which represent a significant step forward in building the infrastructure, transportation systems, and scientific capabilities needed for a sustained human presence on the Moon. NASA’s announcements include major investments in commercial lunar delivery services, orbital transportation, surface power systems, communications infrastructure, and dev…
NASA has unveiled a massive contract package to support a permanent base at the Moon's south pole. Working with private partners, billions of dollars will be channeled into cargo transportation, the nuclear-powered PROMISE lunar rover, and the future base's power and communications systems.
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