Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
Nasa has outlined its plans to establish a permanent base on the Moon, detailing the use of robotic landers and drones. The initiative is part of a broader effort to return humans to the lunar surface by 2028, amid competition with China. While Nasa aims for a base by 2032, experts express skepticism about the feasibility of the timeline given existing challenges.
- ▪Nasa plans to send robotic landers and drones to the Moon as part of its lunar base initiative.
- ▪The US aims to return humans to the Moon by 2028, competing with China's lunar ambitions.
- ▪Nasa's timeline for establishing a permanent base by 2032 is considered unrealistic by many experts.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter" — Ars Technica
- ▪ Watch: Nasa shows renderings for planned permanent moon base — BBC News — Science
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Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon baseJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorgina RannardScience reporterGetty ImagesNasa 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 2028.But Nasa is competing with China to returns humans to the lunar surface, meaning the space agency is under pressure to appear to be winning the new space race.China is forging ahead with its own plans to land humans on the Moon by 2030.
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