UPDATE: The 50 keys are gone. The game will launch July 6th on Steam, so stay tuned if you are interested.
MMOCrunch.com has 50 keys for the NASA game Moonbase Alpha. While not strictly an MMO, it should give us a good idea of where NASA is going with their MMO, Astronauts: Moon, Mars and Beyond. An official description of the game details:
Moonbase Alpha is a game with single and multiplayer options where players step into the role of an exploration team member in a futuristic 3-D lunar settlement. Their mission is to restore critical systems and oxygen flow after a nearby meteor strike cripples a solar array and life support equipment.
Technical specifications are:
Minimum System Requirements
• Win XP SP3
• 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
• 2 GB of System RAM
• NVIDIA 7000-series or ATI Radeon X1900 Video Card
• 2 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
• DirectX 9.0c
Recommended System Requirements
• Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7
• 2.4+ GHz Dual Core Processor
• 4+ GB of System RAM
• NVIDIA 9000+ or ATI Radeon 3600+ Video Card
• 5 GB of Free Hard Drive Space
• DirectX 9.0c for XP/Vista, DirectX 10 for Windows 7
The game will be available on Steam come July 6th for everyone, but in the meantime, the first 50 people to request the Moonbase Alpha beta through this link gets in! Happy clicking.