VIDEO: NASA flies you to the moon with Moonbase Alpha

NASA's MMO gets lift off

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30 June 2010 7:56 GMT / By Paul Lamkin

Moonbase Alpha, the official NASA MMO will be released onto the Steam network on 6 July.

The game, which has been in private beta testing for a while now, features realistic NASA exploration scenarios with 3D graphics. You'll be part of a moon exploration team living on the moon itself in a lunar village.

The game has all the usual MMO features including VoIP and text chat.

With Barack Obama cutting NASA's funding and ending hopes of a moon return in the near future, Moonbase Alpha is likely to be the only moon action you're going to see for a while.

Check out the trailer, and let us know what you think.
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