PBS NewsHour - The Latest | WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base by Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

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NASA announced its first‑phase moon‑base plans less than two months after Artemis II’s record‑breaking lunar fly‑by, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies to deliver landers, rovers and drones. Blue Origin will supply a pair of landers that will carry lunar terrain vehicles built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost to a site near the Moon’s south pole, while Firefly Aerospace will send the first drones to the lunar surface. The hardware is slated to arrive before the planned Artemis III crew landing, targeted for mid‑2027 with astronauts on the surface as early as 2028. Phase 2 (2029‑early 2030s) will add permanent infrastructure such as a power grid, and Phase 3 in the 2030s will debut specialized habitats for long‑duration stays, creating a sprawling base covering hundreds of square miles and marked by “MoonFall” drones at its corners. NASA’s goal is to spark a lunar economy, conduct scientific research and lay the groundwork for a future Mars expedition.

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