NASA moon base update
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NASA considers sending a spare Mars rover to the moon to rev up preparations for lunar base
Space agency provides updates on lunar lander missions — and teases a World Cup soccer-ball moonshot.
The contracts for Firefly and Intuitive Machines each involve sending another one of their landers to the moon.
The NASA Artemis program, now supported by 67 countries under the Artemis Accords, plans to return humans to the moon by 2028. A recent White House Executive Order has gone further, directing NASA to establish a permanent lunar outpost by 2030.
The United States and China are accelerating plans to establish permanent lunar bases powered by solar and nuclear energy, intensifying a new era of space competition.
Southwest Research Institute wants to turn 180 acres of Westside farmland into a full-scale testing ground for NASA’s planned moon base.
