ABC News: Top Stories | NASA reveals new details on plan to build a base on the moon

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NASA announced new details on its $20 billion lunar‑base program, outlining a phased approach that aims to return humans to the Moon by 2028 and eventually establish a permanent settlement. The first phase, already underway, will involve roughly 25 launches and 21 landings to demonstrate reliable technology and deliver about 4 metric tons of cargo, using private contractors such as Blue Origin (providing the Blue Moon lander), Astrobotic (delivering over 1,100 lb of supplies), Astrolab and Lunar Outpost (building rover vehicles), and Firefly Aerospace (supplying a spacecraft for lunar drones). Subsequent phases will expand infrastructure, test survival science, and install habitat modules, with the ultimate goal of creating a “lunar economy” that can sustain operations beyond government funding. NASA highlighted the harsh lunar environment—extreme temperature swings, radiation, and micrometeorite hazards—as both a challenge and a driver for pioneering technologies that will benefit life on Earth and future deep‑space missions.

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NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions

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Astrobotic tests advanced rocket engine

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Astrobotic successfully tests rotating detonation rocket engine with 4,000 pounds of thrust

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Astrobotic successfully tests rotating detonation rocket engine with 4,000 pounds of thrust

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