How NASA plans to build a moon base — and when it could happen

NASA has plans for an ambitious moon base where astronauts can live long-term as the agency prepares to send humans to Mars.

NASA is investing $590 million in private contractors to build humanity’s first Moon outpost

NASA has awarded $590 million in contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines to deliver landers and cargo to the Moon as part of its $30 billion Moon Base program.The Latest Tech News, De ...

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of ...

NASA's lunar ambitions grow as moon base plans take shape

Could the moon become humanity's next home? NASA has a detailed plan to build a first-of-its kind lunar outpost where ...
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NASA’s Swift Rescue tests US robotic satellite servicing under pressure

Apart from the obvious factor of saving Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory for conducting scientific research, the NASA project ...
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NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions

NASA has selected three companies to fly four robotic lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million as part of its lunar ...
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'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover ...
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ISS spacewalk: NASA astronauts complete repairs to Canadarm2

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir completed a 7-hour, 20-minute spacewalk Tuesday to replace a malfunctioning ...
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NASA is flying a July mission to rescue its aging Swift space telescope

NASA’s effort to save the Swift space telescope from an uncontrolled reentry has crossed a critical threshold: ground teams ...

Nuclear Mars Rover Will Conquer Deadly Nights At NASA Moon Base

NASA is eyeing a nuclear-powered version of its Mars Perseverance rover, called PROMISE, to survive the Moon's deadly South Pole nights and hunt for ice.

Nautilus array to track missing exoplanet atmospheres

Exoplanet atmospheres have become prime targets for astrobiologists in the search for life beyond Earth. This is because exoplanet surfaces can't be directly imaged yet, so astronomers must get ...
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NASA's Moon Base Update: All's Well Despite the Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion

NASA formally announced its Moon Base back in March 2026 and has been working on several projects simultaneously to further the objective of putting people on the moon in a more permanent capacity. ...