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THE FUTURE OF LUNAR LANDINGS

NASA continues to actively seek out technologies that can make every aspect of lunar exploration easier, more accessible and more reliable. Recently the government agency awarded a grand total of $106 million (approximately £84 million) to 129 small businesses in the United States to develop their own exciting space exploration technologies, which will include self-landing spacecraft to foldout solar panels. The 142 accepted proposals will

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