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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Gloria Oladipo and agency

Nasa aims to mine resources on moon in next decade

The strawberry moon is sen on 5 June.
The strawberry moon is seen on 5 June. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

US space agency Nasa has ambitions to mine resources on the moon in the next decade, with the goal of excavating the soil there by 2032.

Nasa plans to send Americans back to the moon by 2025 for its Artemis mission, including the first women and person of color, the first humans to land on the moon since Nasa’s Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972.

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