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Moon Express unveils robotic probe plans, aims lunar sample return by 2020 [i]The first company to gain approval from the United States government to send a robotic spacecraft to the moon is now aiming to be the first to privately return lunar samples for scientists and the public by 2020. Moon Express, a lunar resources and service firm based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, revealed its multi-tier exploration architecture on Wednesday (July 12), just one week shy of a year since the Federal Aviation Administration gave its permission for the company's MX-1E probe to land on the moon. A launch date for that first mission, dubbed "Lunar Scout," has yet to be set, but could come before the end of this year. Two follow-on expeditions, announced on Wednesday, are focused on establishing the first permanent outpost at the moon's south pole by the end of the decade, including the return of the first non-government lunar samples to Earth.[/i]
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