December 5th, 2006 by Matt B
Moon base on the drawing board
NASA has announced plans to build a permantly occupied base on the moon with construction to begin by 2020.
The habitat will function as a testbed for technologies that will be needed for future travel to Mars and beyond. A likely location for a lunar base is the moon’s polar regions as these areas experience more moderate temperature extremes and possess unusual amounts of hydrogen.
NASA is not expecting additional funding for a lunar base and will use funds currently allocated for the space shuttle program as the shuttle fleet is phased out over the next few years.
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NASA is not expecting additional funding for a lunar base…
Look at the ISS budget blow outs, how the hell do they expect to build a base on the moon with no extra funds?
Plans are underway for a multinational effort which will
allow other nations and space agencies to contribute to costs, logistics and other resources.