NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts
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- NASA Doubles Down on Moon Base Plans Newser · 51d ago
- NASA Announces Four New Lunar Lander Missions for 2028 Sky & Telescope · 52d ago broke it first
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