NASA plan to send equipment to Moon from 2020
02, Jun 2019
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Mains level :
- NASA has chosen Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Orbit Beyond to send equipment to the Moon.
- Donald Trump has accelerated the timetable for putting humans back on the Moon with 2024 the new target date.
- Each company has developed lunar landers of different sizes and shapes: one is tall, and the other two are more compact.