Washington: The US space agency NASA awarded contracts to four companies on Thursday to collect lunar samples for $1 to $15,000 (Dh3.67 to Dh 5,509), rock-bottom prices that are intended to set a precedent for future exploitation of space resources by the private sector. "I think it's kind of amazing that we can buy lunar regolith from four companies for a total of $25,001," said Phil McAlister, director of NASA's Commercial Spaceflight Division. The contracts are with Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado for $1; ispace Japan of Tokyo for $5,000; ispace Europe of Luxembourg for $5,000; and Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California for $15,000. The companies plan to carry out the collection du
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