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Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

NASA on Tuesday revealed it aims to announce over a dozen unmanned moon base space missions by the end of 2026, as part of its sweeping initiative to plant “humanity’s first outpost beyond Earth” on the lunar surface. Officials said the first three moon base missions are targeted to launch before t...

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Left / center-leftNASA planning 3 moon missions this year in race to build lunar city

CBS News · Center-left · News report

CenterNasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

South China Morning Post · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNASA rolled out plans for three unmanned moon base missions by end of 2026. What to know

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Washington ExaminerAnalysis · May 26, 10:13 PM

NASA rolled out plans for three unmanned moon base missions by end of 2026. What to know

NASA on Tuesday revealed it aims to announce over a dozen unmanned moon base space missions by the end of 2026, as part of its sweeping initiative to plant “humanity’s first outpost beyond...

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CBS NewsNews report · May 27, 1:09 AM

NASA planning 3 moon missions this year in race to build lunar city

NASA is planning three new moon missions this year as the race to build a lunar city takes shape. NASA officials are hoping to maintain a presence on the south pole of the lunar surface. CB...

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The Mirror UKNews report · May 27, 1:05 AM

NASA will base humans permanently on the moon by 2032 as pics show huge base plan

NASA outlined its plans to build a permanent moon base during a briefing at the space agency's headquarters in Washington on Tuesday

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South China Morning PostNews report · May 26, 11:46 PM

Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

Nasa is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar fly-around. The space agency outlined the fi...

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Colorado SunNews report · May 26, 11:43 PM

Colorado lunar rover picked by NASA to provide transport for Artemis moon missions

Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus LTV seats two astronauts and can livestream from the moon’s surface. It’s the newest rover from the Golden-based company.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · May 26, 11:10 PM

WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base

The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U. S. companies.

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The VergeNews report · May 26, 10:24 PM

NASA’s permanent Moon base plans start with three missions this year

On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon's South Pole region. These missions will pave the way for the crewed Artemis landing slated for 2028, starting with th...

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EngadgetNews report · May 26, 10:04 PM

NASA plans for up to three more lunar missions before the end of 2026

The missions will deliver payloads to the lunar surface and test equipment from Blue Origin and Astrolab.

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Globe and MailNews report · May 26, 9:27 PM

NASA lays out plans for moon base less than two months after Artemis II’s lunar voyage

During April’s Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon, traveling deeper into space than the Apollo crews

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NewsmaxNews report · May 26, 9:18 PM

NASA Lays Out Moon Base Plans: Landers, Buggies and Drones

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NASA is already ordering landers, rovers, and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround.

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Ars TechnicaNews report · May 26, 9:03 PM

NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter"

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"We also obviously want to be very mindful of the Outer Space Treaty."

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BBC WorldNews report · May 26, 8:25 PM

Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base

Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.

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