In November, NASA tapped nine private spaceflight companies who will be allowed to bid on upcoming projects. Yesterday, they elaborated on what those projects would be during an industry forum. Starting as early as this year, NASA hopes to send commercial landers to the lunar surface as the first step toward returning to the moon, this time for good.
Long Lunar To-Do List
There’s a lot of work to be done before permanent or long-term lunar activities can begin. The first tasks will be to p