NASA begins Phase 1 of moon base, awards contracts for landers and rovers
NASA awarded Phase 1 contracts to multiple companies to deliver landers, two rovers, and hopping drones as the first hardware for a lunar base. NASA plans to deploy those assets to the lunar south pole, including sites near Shackleton Crater, to scout terrain, haul cargo, and test sustained operations. The announcement follows Artemis II's lunar flyaround and launches a phased effort aimed at establishing a continuous human presence on the Moon by 2032. These robotic landers, rovers, and drones will provide early logistics, science, and mobility capabilities that determine where and how future crews will live and work on the Moon.
The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. n.pr/4uStRwN
Craig Thomler 11Who owns those four companies?
ddunny56.bsky.social4What a waste of money. Seriously all of those billions should be going into renewables in the U.S. and much needed infrastructure upgrades. This all pushed by tech bro billionaires who are miraculously getting the contracts. What scam. What’s the ROI? Negative billions. Just dumb.
kstrand.bsky.social3Have we made a treaty with the inhabitants there? I thought they communicated with the Apollo astronauts that we weren't welcome. As an aside, the people of America could use a good healthcare program if you have some extra money floating around. We're giving money to Bezos? Mr. $300 billion?
☮️3For centuries man have destroyed this planet now you want to go dock on the moon and other planets and 🤬 them up also the focus should be here on earth not in space!! make good of what you already destroyed here on earth!! earthlings still deserve a chance..🤔
Elfin John 🇨🇦2Moon Base Alpha. We're nearly 30 years behind schedule people.
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.
thataaronguysucks.bsky.social13Just give us healthcare and education for the love of god
Stagger McTipsy, AKA Captain Awesome Motherfucker6This is just astonishing. So, someone was just sitting around thinking "Hmmm. How should I spend billions of dollars?" and, after going through the extensive list of all the things that could help out things on this planet, actually decided summer camps on the moon are definitely what's needed.
Goney4Drones? On the moon? That’ll be a neat trick with no atmosphere.
are those drones gonna zoom around on anti gravity fields?
