Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The CLPS initiative carries out U.S. scientific and technical studies on the surface of the Moon by robot explorers. As NASA prepares for future human exploration of the Moon, the CLPS initiative continues to support a growing lunar economy with American companies. Understanding the formation of the Gruithuisen Domes, as well as the ancient lava flows surrounding the landing site, will help the U.S. answer important questions about the lunar surface.”

Source: Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C., as NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a contract worth $179 million to deliver a series of six experiment payloads to the lunar surface, as the agency continues to advance its lunar exploration program and support the growing lunar economy under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

FMI:  fireflyspace.com