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NASA announces 3 uncrewed moon missions to prepare lunar base

NASA announced three uncrewed moon missions this year, named Moon Base 1, Moon Base 2 and Moon Base 3, as part of a plan to prepare for building a lunar base.

The agency said the flights will test landers, rovers and other technologies that could support future human activity on the Moon. The effort matters because it marks a major step in long-term space infrastructure and adds momentum to the international push for sustained lunar exploration.

  • The Moon is the only other world where humans have left footprints.
  • Lunar gravity is about one-sixth of Earth’s gravity.
  • A lunar base could help test technologies for deeper-space travel.
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