The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is planning to establish a lunar base named Artemis Base Camp near the moon's south pole
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The planned outpost will include an unpressurised rover for local transport, a pressurised rover for extended trips, an a surface to accommodate up to four astronauts
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The base will also require infrastructure for communications, power, radiation shielding, waste disposal, and storage
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The Shackleton-de Gerlache Ridge area is considered a prime location due to its sunlit rims, which remain illuminated for over 90% of the year
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NASA hopes to establish a lasting human presence on the Moon and later launch a years-long trip to Mars.
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As part of the Artemis missions, NASA is planning to send a woman and a person of colour to the Moon for the first time
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Only 12 people — all of them white men — have set foot on the Moonap to four astronauts
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The American space agency has successfully completed critical tests