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The US Air Force’s 1958 moon base plan, a redacted Cold War report that mapped an underground lunar outpost by 1967

A redacted 1958 Air Force study laid out a startlingly detailed timeline for a crewed lunar landing and an underground base built to control the ultimate high ground. This story follows the parallel U ...
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How SpaceX plans to build humanity’s first base on the Moon

The advent of SpaceX’s Starship presents new possibilities for space exploration, particularly in establishing humanity’s first moon base. As the world looks to the stars for future colonization, ...
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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA ...
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Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

A suggestion made last week by acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy that SpaceX could be booted from the agency’s upcoming moon-landing plans has rocked the space industry. Now, behind the scenes, ...

Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight

Artemis II mission could launch on 6 February, sending astronauts on a 685,000-mile journey ...

NASA rolls giant SLS rocket to launchpad for second Artemis moon mission

NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of ...
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NASA is preparing for its next moon landing attempt

NASA is preparing what may be its best chance yet at another Moon landing. The VIPER rover is designed to search for water ...