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NASA Shares Moon Base Progress, Contract Awards
SpacePolicyOnline · By Marcia Smith ·
The Brief
- NASA gave another update on its Moon Base project at the MAX POWER airshow at Kennedy Space Center.
- Billions of dollars were awarded or will soon be awarded for cargo landers, a nuclear-powered lunar rover, and launch and transportation.
- The source excerpt is brief and does not give further contract details.
Why it matters
The contracts signal how NASA plans to build lunar infrastructure, which shapes which companies and technologies will support future Moon science missions.
Who’s affected
- space scientists and planetary researchers
- space engineers and lunar mission planners
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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…