00:00NASA has unveiled details of its US$20 billion plan to build a base on the Moon.
00:06Under the program, the space agency hopes humans will be able to live in semi-permanent housing on the lunar
00:13surface by 2032.
00:16Known as the Ignition Moon Base Program, it will be developed in three phases.
00:22Before astronauts are sent to the Moon, NASA plans to deploy robotic landers and hopping drones to map and explore
00:29the Moon's challenging terrain.
00:31The agency also plans to send delivery vehicles capable of transporting astronauts, scientific equipment and communication systems across the lunar
00:40surface.
00:41Several companies have been selected to help develop the technology, including Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon creator
00:48Jeff Bezos.
00:49The US has repeatedly said it wants to return Americans to the Moon before the end of the decade.
00:55A permanent lunar base could support scientific research, resource extraction and future missions to Mars.
01:02However, the US is also racing against China, which has set a goal of landing astronauts on the Moon by
01:092030.
01:10Thank you very much.
01:10Thank you very much.
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