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Going Back to the Moon Won't Break the Bank, NASA Chief Says
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Those objectives call for a sustainable human return to the moon, rather than the transient, flags-and-footprints approach of Apollo. Establishing a permanent presence on and around the moon is an aim in itself, but it will also teach NASA and its partners the technologies and skills required to push out even farther into the solar system, to Mars and beyond, Bridenstine and other agency officials have said.
For example, water ice mined from permanently shadowed craters near the lunar poles could be split into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen — prime components of rocket fuel. This propellant could then be hauled up to off-Earth depots, which could fill the tanks of spaceships bound for Mars or other distant destinations. This strategy could spur a new era of exploration, freeing humanity from the need to launch huge amounts of fuel out of Earth's substantial gravity well, space-mining advocates have stressed.
The centerpiece of NASA's crewed moon plans, at least in the short term, is the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway. This small, moon-orbiting space station will be assembled and visited with the aid of NASA's Space Launch System megarocket and Orion capsule, both of which are in development.
The Gateway will house up to four astronauts for a month or two at a time and serve as a hub for robotic and crewed exploration of the lunar surface, NASA officials have said. [Moon Base Visions: How to Build a Lunar Colony (Photos)]
The first element of the Gateway — its power and propulsion module — is scheduled to launch in 2022. Other key pieces will be lofted shortly thereafter. If all goes according to plan, astronauts could visit the outpost as early as 2024 and start making trips to the lunar surface a few years later, before the end of the 2020s, NASA officials have said.
That will be a milestone when it happens; no boots have pressed into the gray lunar dirt since the Apollo 17 astronauts departed for Earth back in 1972.
The Gateway will be compatible with a variety of vehicles, to encourage the cooperation that NASA officials deem so crucial.
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oh we have them anon search for them, I don't think anyone has made a google-earth type thing though
plus, not as many satellites pointed at the moon as to the earth
well santa doesn't actually live at the north pole so not sure what you're getting at
but the 'polar configuration' is geo-magnetism (pic related)
but if you like those things (space/archeology/myths) look into archeoastronomy, dope ass field of study
thank you for your service anon
one of the final things that sealed my support towards POTUS (was already solidly for him) was his talk about Making (American Space exploration/tech/etc) Great Again
you know HRC would've continued Hussein's deliberate destruction of NASA, basically making it a 'global warming' monitor while tinkering with bots to do random shit
POTUS changed that
>didn't even try to look
plus we've sent probes past them so we just got hi res pics from it
another gooseling fan
>Santa doesn't live at the north pole… anymore…
I stopped reading there
nice trip by the way
I keep those organized, but my pic/meme folders are a ridiculous mess
ce6536
>I just typed this, there is no way this is pasta
thats great FEtard
>da space is scawy
when we get onto the moon and are on mars, you'll still be shitting up an imageboard
muh
>believe in space
spacing
>shill or a low-watt brained moron
is
>You've never seen a subject cause so many sore assholes in your entire life
unnecessary
>da space is scawy
if you actually "believe" in space, you're an idiot, like you clearly are
your boomer tier nonsense is hilarious