Moon base plans require big lander to deliver modules

HOUSTON - NASA's plans to work from a base on the moon, instead of flying dispersed sortie missions on the Apollo model, will require a beefy lander to carry the habitation modules and other elements successive crews will leave behind for future use. Tentatively, agency engineers are planning a...

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