Payload • Victoria Woodburn

NASA launches $1 million student Moon Base Challenge and outlines lunar infrastructure plans, including a 2028 rover

NASA is inviting high school and post-secondary students to propose solutions for a long-term lunar habitat through a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge, announced at its MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center. The agency also highlighted the importance of rovers and other infrastructure for sustained human presence, including the PROMISE rover planned for the Moon in 2028 and a Mars-rover sibling reassigned to lunar work.