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May 28, 2026

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

  • The agency is targeting Artemis III for mid-2027, with a landing by two astronauts following as soon as 2028.
    • By MARCIA DUNN
    AP Aerospace Writer

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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.

    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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