00:00 Our moon. It seems so close in the night sky, but getting there is really hard.
00:08 But what if there was a way to change that? Only a few nations have successfully landed on the moon.
00:15 As NASA sends astronauts back to the lunar surface, this time to stay,
00:21 we will need to send science and technology instruments ahead of time to lay the foundation for human exploration.
00:29 To make this happen, NASA is helping establish a commercial lunar economy.
00:34 For the first time ever, there will be commercial delivery services to the moon.
00:40 We are enabling American companies to send our payloads to the lunar surface for us.
00:45 These delivery services will expand our capabilities for exploration, radically increasing the amount of science we can achieve.
00:53 This high-risk, high-reward initiative will invest in and leverage the entrepreneurial spirit of American innovation
01:01 to launch a commercial lunar marketplace, advancing technology and exploration for all of us.
01:08 With this never-before-seen streamlined access to the moon,
01:12 we will be able to make novel measurements and develop technologies that scientists have long wanted to do on the lunar surface.
01:20 And as this new industry matures, this commercial delivery service for NASA and other customers
01:27 could expand beyond the moon to other destinations in our solar system.
01:32 And we can learn to live on another world, because we are explorers.
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