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When will NASA next land astronauts on the Moon?

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19 Jun 2029

(27 Nov 2027 - Aug 2031)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>Dec 2039
community	27 Nov 2027	19 Jun 2029	Aug 2031	3.6%
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Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	27 Nov 2027	—
median	19 Jun 2029	—
upper 75%	Aug 2031	—
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>Dec 2039	3.6%	—

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Authors:

crule

Opened:

Aug 19, 2021

Closes:

Jan 1, 2040

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 2, 2040

Spot Scoring Time:

Aug 21, 2021

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