NASA Eyes Moon Base Powered by Solar Panels and Nuclear Reactors
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She writes for energy websites and covers several other industries, as well as writing… With major plans for space travel, several governments are proposing lunar energy production, including solar and nuclear projects.
In May, NASA announced plans to send robotic landers, hopping drones, and vehicles to the moon as part of the United States government’s plans to develop a lunar base.
NASA is expected to develop the machines alongside Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic, Blue Origin, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The United States aims to land its astronauts back on the moon before President Donald Trump leaves office in 2029, 60 years after it first achieved the feat.
In March, NASA announced a $20 billion programme to develop a permanent base powered by nuclear and solar energy at the Moon’s south pole by 2032.
The creation of a base would allow the United States to conduct scientific experiments, potentially mine valuable resources, and assess the feasibility of a journey to Mars.
NASA recently experienced success when it sent Artemis II around the Moon in April.
Before sending humans to the Moon, NASA aims to send robotic landers and hopping drones to the surface to assess its terrain.
It also plans to transport delivery vehicles capable of driving astronauts across the lunar surface and carrying communications and scientific instruments.
NASA hopes to use Blue Origin's lunar lander Endurance to conduct precise landings, as well as Astrobotic’s Gryphon-1 lander.
The agency expects to carry out 25 launches and transport around 4 metric tonnes of cargo to the Moon by 2029.
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