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NASA Sets Sights on Robot-Built Moon Colony

Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2015 It may not be quite Earth-like enough to be habitable, but the Moon is our closest planetary body, and that proximity would make it ideal for an extraplanetary base of operations. NASA is now seriously considering that option, and may send robots to terraform a crater on the lunar South Pole. In a crowded presidential field during the 2012 US elections, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich c Full article

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NASA Sets Next $1 Billion New Frontiers Competition for 2016

NASA's next New Frontiers competition will begin in 2016, NASA's Jim Green, director of planetary science, said Feb. 20. At stake: $1 billion in funding for a new robotic solar-system mission that would launch in 2021.

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Editorial | NASA Sets Final Stage for Commercial Crew

Congress now must do its part to ensure the program’s success.

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NASA Sets Coverage Schedule for TDRS-L/Atlas V Launch Events

NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L (TDRS-L) is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket Thursday, Jan. 23, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Full article

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NASA Sets MAVEN/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage

NASA's next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), is set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket Monday, Nov. 18. Full article