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NASA lays out moon base plans including buggies, landers and drones

NASA on Tuesday outlined the first phase of a sprawling moon base plans on Tuesday, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround, with visualisations of landers, rovers and drones. The space agency also awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies.

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Nasa buys two cars for its astronauts to drive on the moon

NEW YORK — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) awarded two companies contracts on Tuesday to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies astronauts drove in the Apollo missions of the early 1970s.

Bangkok Post

NASA unveils 3-phase plan for permanent moon base; 3 missions this year

NASA has unveiled a $20 billion plan to establish a permanent moon base, with three missions scheduled for this year to deliver equipment and test technologies. The agency aims to land astronauts in 2028, marking humanity's first outpost on another celestial world. This initiative will build infrastructure and scale operations…

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NASA's mega moon plans unveiled: Drones, landers, rovers, millions of dollars contracts to 4 US companies

During April's Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon, travelling deeper into space than the Apollo moon crews did during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says

NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.

Space

Moon base plans revealed as Nasa chief says ‘the grand return is close at hand’

The outpost at the satellite’s south pole may eventually spread out over hundreds of square miles

Evening Standard

Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions

Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base

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NASA ramps up its effort to build a base on the moon and sets a timetable for the project

Early habitation on the moon is slated for 2029

The Independent UK

SpaceX carries out mostly successful Starship test flight

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft splashed down into the Indian Ocean Friday after the company performed a mostly successful test flight of the latest version of its enormous rocket. There's a lot riding on SpaceX' the company is under contract with NASA to produce a modified version of Starship to serve as…

The Economic Times

SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)

SpaceX's Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.

Space

Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

Space

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

Space

This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?

SpaceX says it will launch a private flyby mission to Mars that will be led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, but when it will fly is unclear.

Space

Nasa bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly reduce the journey time to Mars, perhaps cutting a voyage of more than six months to three or four months.

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NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander be ready in time?

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

The Guardian - US

Nasa brought crashing down to earth as budget threat follows lunar success

Artemis II inspired the public but the Trump administration wants to slash the science underpinning human spaceflight

Euronews

New debate over Pluto: Is the dwarf set to become a planet again?

Almost 20 years after the debate appeared to be settled, Pluto is back in the spotlight.

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Artemis 3 has been pushed to late 2027. Can NASA still land astronauts on the moon in 2028?

Artemis 3 slips to late 2027 as Starship and Blue Moon lag, delaying NASA’s lunar return timeline and jeopardizing a 2028 moon landing.

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The Independent UK

Trump points out Nasa chief’s ‘beautiful ears’ in awkward interaction with Artemis crew

Donald Trump complimented the Nasa chief’s “beautiful ears” in a strange interaction with the Artemis crew.

International Business Times UK

'I'm Physically Very Good': Trump Boasts He'd Have 'No Trouble' as Astronaut, NASA Reacts

During a White House briefing with the Artemis II crew, President Trump humorously suggested his own capabilities for space travel, overshadowing the event's focus on the astronauts' achievements.

Space

Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here's what happened

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.

The Independent UK

MPAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

The celestial body’s status as the solar system's ninth planet was withdrawn in 2006. Now some experts say we might want to reconsider

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NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again'

Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to "revisit the discussion" on Pluto's planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman.

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NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'

NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.

The Guardian - UK

The tortoise and the hare: will China beat the US in the race back to the moon?

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing, with China’s progress slow and steady and the US’s landers still in development

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