phases

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Nasa's Moon Base programme — unveiled in May 2026 by the agency's administrator, Jared Isaacman — sets out three phases:

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The new Terminal 2 location will open in phases over the next two years, with full-service dining coming this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Ulster worked through the phases and, with their second penalty advantage, captain Timoney took a quick penalty and flew over the line in the second minute, with Doak adding the extras.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

What we call the “Big Bang” may not have been the absolute beginning, but a bounce — a quantum transition between two time-reversed phases of cosmic evolution.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

He was the first person to state clearly that the Moon shines by reflected light, and he accordingly devised a theory of the phases of the Moon.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan