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Three projects tapped by NASA for lunar exploration have Boulder ties

Peaks within the moon鈥檚 Tycho Crater.

From the Daily Camera: NASA has announced a dozen science and technology payloads that will be at the core of the nation鈥檚 mission to put humans back on the moon by 2024, and two of them are led by investigators based in Boulder, while a third also has local ties.

 given by NASA to the project to fulfill President Donald Trump鈥檚 directive that  and a sustainable human presence there by 2028, as part of an effort to develop the science to support putting humans on Mars.

The 12 science investigations picked by NASA to serve as the foundation of Artemis will go to the moon on future flights through NASA鈥檚 Commercial Lunar Payload Services project, which will allow rapid acquisition of lunar delivery services for payloads that advance capabilities for science, exploration, or commercial development of the moon, according to the agency.