It’s likely part of the Artemis mission being done by NASA. The idea is to pre-stage a bunch of stuff on the moon (including a hub orbiting the moon that the lander leaves from/returns to) instead of including it all in the lander like the Apollo missions did.
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It’s likely part of the Artemis mission being done by NASA. The idea is to pre-stage a bunch of stuff on the moon (including a hub orbiting the moon that the lander leaves from/returns to) instead of including it all in the lander like the Apollo missions did.