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NASA announced a new round of awards and mission updates to build transportation, science and infrastructure capabilities for a future lunar base. Eight companies were selected for the next phase of cargo-lander development; the agency also booked the PROMISE nuclear-powered rover for a lunar south-pole ride and will use miniCAST to test utilities for lunar assets.
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NASA announced a new round of awards and mission updates to build transportation, science and infrastructure capabilities for a future lunar base. Eight companies were selected for the next phase of cargo-lander development; the agency also booked the PROMISE nuclear-powered rover for a lunar south-pole ride and will use miniCAST to test utilities for lunar assets.
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NASA is recruiting for an astronaut class tied to Artemis and a planned Moon Base, with applications due Dec. 3 and final selections expected in late 2027. At a Kennedy Space Center air show featuring lunar exploration and electric aviation, administrator Jared Isaacman also outlined plans for a larger aerospace exhibition intended to rival the Paris Air Show.
Mars Global Surveyor was designed to give NASA another chance to study and map the Red Planet after contact with Mars Observer was lost three days before that spacecraft was due to enter orbit. Launched 30 years ago, the mission was NASA’s first Mars mission in 20 years.
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In an exclusive interview, NASA chief Jared Isaacman discusses Artemis, China and the renewed race to the moon. He says the mission’s implications are “pretty severe,” describing an unusually intense focus on executing it and expressing confidence that the U.S. will prevail.
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NASA’s effort to return astronauts to the moon depends on Axiom Space, whose track record the article describes as uneven. The Houston-based startup has partnered with Prada and counts among its investors a firm where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.
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The annual CapeWeek exhibition is planned for NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility near Cape Canaveral, with a 1,900-acre venue intended to showcase commercial and private aviation alongside space technology. Trump has described the event as larger than the Paris Air Show and Farnborough International Airshow.
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