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NASA’s permanent Moon base readies start with three missions this year
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NASA’s first three Moon Base missions are part of preparations for a crewed landing in 2028.
Key facts
- NASA’s first three Moon Base missions are part of preparations for a crewed landing in 2028
- On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon’s South Pole region
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- In addition to the Moon Base missions, NASA shared a few other mission updates
Summary
This content isn't visible due to your cookie preferences. On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon’s South Pole region. Moon Base the reporter, launching “no earlier than fall 2026,” will use Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander to bring NASA payloads to the Moon, including the Stereo Camera for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies instrument and the Laser Retroreflective Array. Moon Base II, launching “later this year,” will “deliver more than 1,100 pounds of cargo on Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, including Astrolab’s FLIP rover,” helping to “inform future lunar terrain vehicle, or LTV, operations.” LTVs include the new rovers astronauts will use on the Moon (more on those below).