NASA unveils blueprint for permanent lunar base under Artemis program
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Summary
NASA has unveiled its first blueprint for a permanent lunar outpost under the Artemis program, involving robotic landers, moon buggies, and hopping drones. Contracts have been awarded to four US companies, including Blue Origin, to build infrastructure for long-term human missions on the Moon. The plan represents humanity's first attempt at establishing a sustained presence on another celestial world, more than 50 years after the last Apollo mission.
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· 1 pulledThe Moon base will be America's and humanity's first outpost on another celestial world
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