Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

NASA has outlined the initial phase of its moon base plans, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies for essential equipment.

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Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

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NASA has outlined the initial phase of its moon base plans, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies for essential equipment. Less than two months after the Artemis II lunar fly-around, the space agency is ordering landers, rovers, and drones. Blue Origin, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost, and Firefly Aerospace will supply these vehicles. Specifically, Blue Origin will provide landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface near the south pole. These contracts signify NASA's concrete steps towards establishing a permanent presence on the Moon.

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The landing site is near the moon's south pole.

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Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface.

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Four US companies have been awarded hundreds of millions in contracts for these vehicles.

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Nasa is ordering landers, rovers, and drones for a moon base.

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Nasa lays out Moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the listBlue Origin, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost and Firefly Aerospace have been awarded hundreds of millions in contracts for the vehicles2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 7:46am, 27 May 2026Nasa is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling Moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar fly-around.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.Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver Moon buggies to the lunar surface, at a spot near the Moon’s South Pole.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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