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  • William Whittaker, Carnegie Mellon University

    NASA advances lunar crater modeling and asteroid mining projects

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    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    06.11.2019

    NASA doesn't just want to return to the moon by 2024, it also wants to establish a "sustained human presence" and to use the moon as a hub for future Mars exploration. In order to do that, it will need new ideas and technologies, like those solicited and supported by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Today, NIAC moved two projects to Phase III, the furthest any concepts have made it.