How NASA plans to build a moon base — and when it could happen

NASA has plans for an ambitious moon base where astronauts can live long-term as the agency prepares to send humans to Mars.
Ars Technica

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

NASA officials announced contract awards for the initial elements of a lunar base on Tuesday, including two rovers that will provide mobility to astronauts. With the series of announcements, NASA ...

NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base

Conceptualized just a few months ago, NASA’s moon base plans are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps out plans to ...
The News Journal

NASA building moon base? NASA moving on Trump’s space policy

Could NASA be making a return trip the moon? It has been 54 years since NASA last sent a human to the moon — the Apollo 17 mission landed on the lunar surface on Dec. 19, 1972 — but now NASA, to ...
Futurism

NASA Releases Sweeping Plans for Moon Base

NASA remains committed to developing a permanent presence on the Moon — space science budgets be damned. During a Tuesday event, the space agency announced a slew of new contracts worth hundreds of ...
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SpaceX wants to build a permanent base on the moon

Elon Musk has revealed new details surrounding SpaceX’s long-term plans for Moon Base Alpha and the future of lunar colonization. With Starship development accelerating and NASA partnerships expanding ...
SpaceNews

Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars

These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously had; NASA announced an ambitious new schedule for ...
Mashable

NASA's new moon base plan bets big on moon trucks and hopping drones

Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander receives environmental testing inside a thermal vacuum chamber at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA NASA has started locking in the ...
NBC News

NASA announces 3 uncrewed missions to the moon this year to prepare to build a base

NASA announced plans Tuesday for three uncrewed missions to the moon later this year that will serve as early steps toward the construction of a permanent base on the lunar surface. Subscribe to read ...
The Baltimore Sun

Building Moon Base: NASA shares updates on rovers, landers and future missions

NASA has officially announced new lunar rover contracts for crews to drive, as well as uncrewed cargo landers bound for the moon’s surface. During a Moon Base event at NASA’s headquarters in ...
Forbes

NASA’s New Moon Base Plan Explains Why It’s Going Back To The Moon

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Astronomy

How NASA plans to build a Moon Base

NASA announced new contracts for the rovers and landers that will lay the groundwork for the agency’s proposed $30-billion Moon Base — some of which they plan to launch as soon as this fall — during a ...