NASA wants to build a base on Moon by 2030
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Intuitive Machines (NasdaqGM:LUNR) received a $180.4 million NASA contract for its IM-5 lunar mission. The IM-5 mission is the company’s largest lunar surface project to date within NASA’s CLPS program.
NASA outlined plans to increase the cadence of robotic lunar lander missions at a recent event but said little about accelerating work on crewed landers.
American space agency NASA awarded private space company Intuitive Machines a $180 million contract to deliver seven payloads to the Moon in 2030.
The Moon base will be constructed over three phases, marking a significant shift in the agency’s approach to lunar exploration. The program overhaul has implications for several publicly traded companies in the space sector.