NASA’s March 2026 plan calls for semi-permanent infrastructure and early habitation by 2029, followed by routine crew rotations and enduring habitation from 2032. The plan identifies power, rovers, logistics and habitation as integrated systems—critical capabilities for transforming a research outpost into a civilisation-preservation facility.
Relevance to the Ark
NASA’s March 2026 plan calls for semi-permanent infrastructure and early habitation by 2029, followed by routine crew rotations and enduring habitation from 2032. The plan identifies power, rovers, lo
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