NASA Design Competition Seeks Concepts for Lunar Lander Unloading Systems

NASA is headed back to the moon in 2024, with the eventual goal of setting up a base there. Because their eggheads are busy working on a spacecraft that will get the astronauts there and back safely, they haven't spent much time working on a crucial design feature of the landing craft(s): How to efficiently unload the base-building supplies they'll carry. "This is why we are asking for your help!" the organization writes. "We are looking for practical and cost-effective solutions to unload...