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Amazon unveils Moon Lander
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- Recently, Jeff Bezos, owner of both Amazon and space company Blue Origin, unveiled a lunar lander that he said would be used to transport equipment, and possibly human beings, to the south pole of the moon by 2024.
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- No specific date yet: Mr. Bezos didn’t announce a specific date for the project’s first launch, but said the lander would be ready in time to make President Donald Trump’s announced timeline to return people to the moon by 2024.
- About Lander:(1) It will be capable of carrying scientific instruments, the four small rovers, and also a future pressurised vehicle for humans.(2) The goal is to land on the moon’s south pole, where ice deposits were confirmed in 2018.(3) Water can be exploited to produce hydrogen, which in turn could fuel future exploration of the solar system.
- Return to the moon- 2024: The White House’s intention to return to the moon in 2024 has sent NASA into a rapid action mode because that particular mission was originally anticipated for 2028.
- Lunar colonies: Mr. Bezos outlined his broader vision to build an infrastructure that would sustain the colonisation of space by future generations of humans and shift polluting industries off the Earth.
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The Hindu