Inside Nasa's plans for a lunar base

Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base

Space race heats up between US, China as NASA lays out Moon base plans

NASA has unveiled its plans to send humans to the Moon, which include establishing a permanent presence on Earth's nearest satellite by the 2030s. It comes as China moves ahead with its own lunar ambitions, launching three astronauts into outer space. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Michelle L. D. Hanlon, Executive Director at the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi.

By Sharon GAFFNEY

Threat Of 2030s Lunar War Has NASA, Elon Musk Racing To Build Major Moon Base

Threat Of 2030s Lunar War Has NASA, Elon Musk Racing To Build Major Moon Base NASA unveiled plans earlier this week for a lunar base as the U.S. finds itself locked in a multi-domain race with China, one that stretches across energy, compute, weapons, drones, trade, rare earths, shipbuilding, and now the Moon. The next front with Beijing is no longer just about returning humans to the lunar surface. It is about establishing permanent infrastructure, securing access to lunar reso...

By Tyler Durden