Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent bases on the lunar surface.

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Half a century after humans first walked on the moon, a number of private companies and nations are planning to build permanent bases on the lunar surface.

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Jeff DeWit, NASA's chief financial officer, thinks Elon Musk's SpaceX is unlikely to land Starship on the moon in 2021 but said, "I hope he does it."

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NASA is back on its sh*t, hopefully getting us back to the Moon by 2024.

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The Europa Clipper Mission to explore the most intriguing of Jupiter's 79 moons, has been given the green light to proceed to the final stages of development.

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A team of students created a design for a Moon base that involves placing inflatable modules in craters and covering them with rock.

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China announced Monday that the country's space program plans to launch three more lunar missions, with the eventual goal of an international Moon base.

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It's been 50 years since Apollo 11 put humans on the surface of the moon. Why didn't we stay and build a more permanent lunar base? Lots of reasons.

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Donald Trump wants US astronauts back on the Moon. But his ambitious plan faces formidable political, financial and technical challenges.

Russia space agency Roscosmos confirmed that it's planning to 3D print structures on the moon to protect astronauts from the harsh environment by 2040.

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