Nasa Unveils Next Steps to Build Permanent Moon Base
Nasa 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.
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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. n.pr/4uStRwN[image or embed] -- NPR (@npr.org) 2:53 AM · May 27, 2026
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. n.pr/4uStRwN[image or embed]
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The Moon?
Why not Mars or Venus?
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-26 10:15 PM | Reply
Even the mighty Elon has given up on a Mars base.
#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-26 10:18 PM | Reply
How they gonna deal with no atmosphere? www.youtube.com</a>"www.youtube.com/a"www.youtube.com/a"www.youtube.com/a" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>
#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-26 11:56 PM | Reply
^dang embed,
youtu.be
#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-26 11:57 PM | Reply
How they gonna deal with no atmosphere?
#3 | Posted by hamburglar
As Matt Damon's astronaut character said when discovering he's on his own, "I'm gonna have to science the schitt out of this."
#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-28 12:02 AM | Reply
PS - I'd like Elon Musk to be Mars Citizen #1 ... and stay there!
#6 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-28 12:03 AM | Reply
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