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NASA Picks Blue Origin for Moon

scienceMay 30, 2026·134 words·2 min read

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NASA Picks Blue Origin for Moon

NASA (the US space team) picked Blue Origin to lead a Moon mission. The mission will start by the end of 2026. It will be the first of three trips to the Moon. None of them will carry people.

Blue Origin is the space company of Jeff Bezos. It beat Elon Musk's SpaceX. The plan is to build a 'Moon Base' near the Moon's south pole. Scientists think there may be frozen water there. NASA wants to use this water in the future.

The United States wants to compete with China in space. The full plan costs $20billion. NASA will send three flights in late 2026. The missions will test landers and rovers. Small 'Moonfall' drones will look for water under the surface. NASA hopes to open the base between 2029 and 2032.

Key Vocabulary

n.: spacecraft that lands
n.: vehicles that move on the Moon
n.: small flying machines
adj.: turned to ice
n.: the top of the ground
v.: try to do better than
num.: a thousand million

Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

landern.

spacecraft that lands

các tàu đổ bộmódulos de pouso着陸船iniş araçlarımódulos de aterrizajelądownikiمركبات هبوطlandersпосадочные модули着陆器착륙선

rovern.

vehicles that move on the Moon

các xe tự hànhjipes exploradores探査車keşif araçlarıroversłazikiالمركبات الجوالةroversвездеходы月球车탐사 차량

dronen.

small flying machines

thiết bị bay không người láidronesドローンinsansız hava araçlarıdronesdronyطائرات مسيرةdronesдроны无人机드론

frozenadj.

turned to ice

đông lạnhcongelado凍ったdonmuşcongeladozamarzniętyالمتجمدbevrorenзамёрзший冰冻的얼어붙은

surfacen.

the top of the ground

bề mặtsuperfície表面yüzeysuperficiepowierzchniaالسطحoppervlakповерхность表面표면

competev.

try to do better than

cạnh tranhcompetir競争するrekabet etmekcompetirkonkurowaćيتنافسconcurrerenконкурировать竞争경쟁하다

billionnum.

a thousand million

tỷbilhão十億milyarmil millonesmiliardمليارmiljardмиллиард十亿십억

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Question 1: True or False

NASA picked Blue Origin to lead a Moon mission.

The first Moon trip will carry people.

The full plan costs $20 million.

Scientists think there may be water near the Moon's south pole.

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What does NASA hope to find under the Moon's surface?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How many flights will NASA send to the Moon in late 2026?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The United States wants to ______ with China in space.

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