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‘PROMISE’ me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.

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‘PROMISE’ me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface

NASA provided an Artemis update today (June 30), announcing new lunar landing contracts for its Moon Base initiative and a surprise new possible rover mission that could be headed to the moon’s south pole.
During the second monthly update that NASA h

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