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    NASA just ordered moon buggies and drones for a lunar base — here’s the timeline

    The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. This story continues below. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies…