Washington, May 27 (IANS) As part of its push to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon, NASA unveiled plans to deploy autonomous lunar drones, roaming robotic vehicles, and a sprawling communications network across its South Pole region.During a detailed Moon Base briefing at NASA Headquarters, agency officials said the US space agency was moving beyond symbolic lunar landings toward a long-term operational architecture designed to support astronauts, cargo systems, scientific mission…
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Washington, May 27 (IANS) NASA unveiled an aggressive roadmap to establish a permanent Moon Base at the lunar South Pole, awarding new contracts for lunar terrain vehicles, cargo landers and drone missions as the US space agency accelerated preparations for long-duration human presence on the Moon and eventual missions to Mars.“The Moon Base will be America’s and humanity’s first outpost on another celestial world,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a news conference at NASA …