Nasa reveals plans for robotic landers and drones to support permanent Moon base
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Summary
Nasa has unveiled plans for a permanent Moon base, releasing details of robotic landers, hopping drones, and vehicles to be built by companies including Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin. The initiative is part of US ambitions to land Americans back on the Moon before President Donald Trump's term ends.
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· 3 pulledNasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin is one of several companies picked to build the machines.
The US wants to land Americans back on the Moon before President Donald Trump
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