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NASA will pay private companies to collect Moon dirt samples – Yahoo Finance Australia
NASA is looking to buy Moon dirt from private companies before its 2024 Moon mission.
As part of its plan to send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024, NASA is looking to acquire some dirt. Today, the agency confirmed that it will pay private companies to collect a small amount of Moon dirt or rocks from the lunar surface.
NASA put out a call asking companies to submit their proposals and says its open to working with companies outside of the US. NASA will require that they provide imagery of the collection and collected materials, plus location data. The collected m…
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