NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
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NASA and Northrop Grumman are repurposing Gateway elements for Moon Base demonstration missions, part of NASA's push to build a lunar South Pole outpost. Commercial partners including Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, and Voyager Lunar Systems are working toward delivering landers by 2028.
The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.
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