India, Nov. 9 -- NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates to expand the agency's Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The investments will advance commercial robotic deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE, launch and orbital transfer services, and surface infrastructure as the agency works with American industry to establish a sustained presence on the Moon's South Pole.
The U.S. space agency shared the news at the MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"We are building the Moon Base mission by mission," said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "Today's announcements expand nearly every part of that campaign, using the playbook that carried NASA th...