NASA, Blue Origin, and China are competing to build a permanent lunar base at the Moon's south pole.
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Updated May 27
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NASA, Blue Origin, and China are competing to build a permanent lunar base at the Moon's south pole.
Who's involved
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NASA is relying on private sector partners to establish sustained human presence on the Moon, potentially utilizing water ice found in permanently shadowed craters at the Lunar South Pole.Also in this story
- Major powers including Russia, the US, and China are involved in the race to utilize private aerospace companies like Firefly for long-term lunar base development and resource extraction.
- Astrotech Corporation is seeking funding and developing a vision for a lunar industrial economy in partnership with NASA.
- Voyager Technologies is acquiring Astrobotic, a company developing lunar infrastructure and aiming for NASA contracts for moon missions.
- A discovery team based in Ahmedabad is investigating the Moon's south pole craters, which could be crucial for future human missions.
The entities involved
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Blue Origin
American aerospace developer and manufacturer