<img src="https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/c822385/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1472x850+0+0/resize/1440x832!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fa8%2F49ab592040bfb864c8d233970b6d%2Fscreenshot-2024-03-20-at-4.08.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" srcset="https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/0582e2a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1472x850+0+0/resize/440x254!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fa8%2F49ab592040bfb864c8d233970b6d%2Fscreenshot-2024-03-20-at-4.08.42%E2%80%AFPM.png 440w,https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/bc2ffe1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1472x850+0+0/resize/800x462!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fa8%2F49ab592040bfb864c8d233970b6d%2Fscreenshot-2024-03-20-at-4.08.42%E2%80%AFPM.png 800w,https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/6da4f1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1472x850+0+0/resize/1200x693!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fa8%2F49ab592040bfb864c8d233970b6d%2Fscreenshot-2024-03-20-at-4.08.42%E2%80%AFPM.png 1200w,https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/f212c9d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1472x850+0+0/resize/1920x1109!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2Fa8%2F49ab592040bfb864c8d233970b6d%2Fscreenshot-2024-03-20-at-4.08.42%E2%80%AFPM.png 1920w" alt="The planned lunar railroad definitely won't look as fanciful as this AI rendering" />In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a lunar railway concept, as part of the 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.<a href="https://newatlas.com/space/northrop-grumman-moon-railway/" data-cms-ai="0">Continue Reading</a>Category: <a href="https://newatlas.com/space/" data-cms-ai="0">Space</a>, <a href="https://newatlas.com/science/" data-cms-ai="0">Science</a>Tags: <a href="https://newatlas.com/tag/darpa/" rel="tag" data-cms-ai="0">DARPA</a>, <a href="https://newatlas.com/tag/nasa/" rel="tag" data-cms-ai="0">NASA</a>, <a href="https://newatlas.com/tag/moon/" rel="tag" data-cms-ai="0">Moon</a>, <a href="https://newatlas.com/tag/northrop-grumman/" rel="tag" data-cms-ai="0">Northrop Grumman</a>, <a href="https://newatlas.com/tag/railways/" rel="tag" data-cms-ai="0">Railways</a>

In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a lunar railway concept, as part of the 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.

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DARPA and Northrop Grumman's railway on the Moon

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