NASA lays out moon base plans including buggies, landers and drones
Key takeaways
- NASA on Tuesday outlined the first phase of a sprawling moon base plans on Tuesday, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround, with visualisations of landers, rovers and drones.
- By: FRANCE 24 A simulation of an operation conducted jointly by robots and astronauts at Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) on May 26, 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 US companies.
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NASA on Tuesday outlined the first phase of a sprawling moon base plans on Tuesday, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround, with visualisations of landers, rovers and drones. The space agency also awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies.
By: FRANCE 24 A simulation of an operation conducted jointly by robots and astronauts at Cape Canaveral (Florida, USA) on May 26, 2026. © NASA NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround.
The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies.