The global push to return to the Moon is driven by a combination of scientific discovery, resource acquisition, and strategic preparation for deep-space exploration. NASA’s Artemis program, along with international partners, aims to establish a sustainable human presence, focusing heavily on the lunar South Pole. This region contains water ice, which is vital for life support and the production of rocket fuel. By creating a permanent base and an orbital station, space agencies intend to test the technologies and endurance required for future crewed missions to Mars.
- The Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era.
- Exploration is focused on the lunar South Pole due to the presence of water ice in permanently shadowed craters.
- Water harvested from the lunar surface can be processed into oxygen for breathing and hydrogen for rocket propellant.
- The Moon serves as a critical testing ground for life-support systems and radiation shielding needed for missions to Mars.
- Increased involvement from private companies is reducing the cost and increasing the frequency of lunar deliveries.
- Establishing a Lunar Gateway in orbit will facilitate easier transitions between Earth and the lunar surface.
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Humans never landed on the Moon.
😂😂Americans landed on the moon only in Hollywood…
😂😂😂😂legend says that they received billions for those recordings in the studio… and that's when the boom of Hollywood films began..
Hope there is intelegent life out there ?
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Pointless exercise…. Nothing to see there.
They not going to the moon. Not even on the orbit. Missleading headline.
Fake moon landing 2.0
They are not going to the moon! why lie? they are going around it and coming back. nothing more.
Because an original thought in Trump's head would die of loneliness.
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
Why is the US winning when China went to the moon in 2024 and landed, collected rocks and returned to earth Jan 2025.
"Think about going all the way to Mars, it would take weeks."
I'm guessing this isn't her specialist field.
Never went there. This will be the first time 😂 what a joke
Can't wait to see the AI generated landing.
Back?
bbc science correpondent: Esme Stallard (an off-white climate change loon with a background in hairdressing)
They are not human. They are d3mons ✝️