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And officials from NASA giving an update on their plans to build a permanent base on the moon. The agency has now selected which lunar terrain vehicles will be used on the moon and which spacecraft will deliver them up there. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. The moon base is as beautiful as it is hostile. NASA's administrator Jared Isaacman on Tuesday addressing the public on the agency's plans to build a permanent base on the moon. And he said, quote, you can't undertake and achieve the near impossible like establishing an enduring presence on another celestial body without many contributing to this mission. And he thanked President Trump and the bipartisan commitment from Congress. On December 18th, President Trump signed a national space policy that reaffirmed America's commitment to leadership in space, to return to the moon, establish an enduring presence, to build the moon base. So how will NASA go about building this permanent base on the moon? And how big will it be? Moon base program manager Carlos Garcia Galan giving some details. We envision the moon base to be hundreds of square miles with different assets, all building up to the objective of permanent lunar presence on the moon. To get there, we're going to break it up in phases. And phase one has already started. Phase one includes 25 launches, 21 landings, through which NASA is planning to deliver about four tons of equipment to the moon, some of which will include lunar terrain vehicles, drones and satellites for communication and navigation. And on Tuesday, NASA saying they have selected which spaceship will deliver the lunar terrain vehicles or LTVs. And that is Blue Origins Mark One Endurance Lander, which will deliver the LTVs to the lunar South Pole. NASA also selected two LTVs that will be used while establishing the first phase of the permanent moon base. One is Astrolab CLV-1, which can carry up to two crew members, reach speeds of up to six miles per hour and operate autonomously. And the other is Lunar Outpost Pegasus, which can also carry two crew members and can map out terrain to help find locations for possible sites to have a base. Phase one is expected to last until 2029, and then phase two will begin, which will build permanent infrastructure, including power grids. And then 2032, phase three is set to begin, which is set to have a permanent human presence on the moon. Jason Perry, NTD News.