Nasa reveals robotic landers and drones for permanent Moon base plans
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Georgina Rannard
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Nasa has unveiled plans for robotic landers, hopping drones, and vehicles to support the construction of a permanent Moon base. Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, is among the companies selected to build the equipment. The US aims to land astronauts on the Moon before President Trump leaves office in 2029, while competing with China in the lunar space race.
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· 4 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 leaves office in 2029.
But Nasa is competing with China to return humans to the lunar surface, meaning the space agency is under pressure to appear to be winning the
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