# A robot called GIMLI will explore a lunar cave for a future moon base

- Source: New Scientist - Space
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:00:00+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2597780-a-robot-called-gimli-will-explore-a-lunar-cave-for-a-future-moon-base/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=space&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/a-robot-called-gimli-will-explore-a-lunar-cave-for-a-future-moon-base-2bbebc/

The race to build a moon base is ramping up. Columnist Robin George Andrews explores how NASA is preparing by sending a cave-hunting robot ahead of humans

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