NASA recently announced plans for a permanent base on our moon. Construction would begin once astronauts actually return to the moon around 2020. Also, NASA is thinking about making spacecraft that will be able to get people and supplies to the moon.

The base will be built at one of the moon’s poles, because of the mild climate with more sunlight. Four-person crews will spend short durations on the moon with teams constantly being rotated in and out, like the current routine at the International Space Station.

Scientists and researchers stationed at the moon base would be able to use the moon’s natural resources to maintain the lunar base. The base could bring us closer to future manned missions to Mars.

NASA has not released a specific cost for the program. NASA also plans on asking other nations and businesses to assist in the creation of the lunar base.

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