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New NASA lunar institute opens its doors, New Scientist

“NASA plans to select the first four research sites towards the end of this year. Each one will be funded to the tune of $1 to $2 million annually, and together they will employ about 50 scientists. As NASA’s lunar budget grows in the build-up to a human flight to the moon by 2020, the institute will grow to include more collaborating sites, including sites in other countries. “I would anticipate that within a few years we may have five or six nodes abroad,” said Worden.”