NASA Nears Human Return to Moon
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We're just a few days from the Full Moon.
As part of the NASA "Ignition" event, the organization unveiled lofty plans to build a permanent base on the lunar surface to "establish an enduring presence" as well as "do the other things needed to ensure American leadership in space," as explained by ...
The agency is canceling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and ​will instead use its components to construct the ‌base, NASA chief Jared Isaacman sai.
The space agency is hoping in the future to launch two moon landing missions per year, with the base for future astronauts to stay in while exploring the lunar surface and carrying out research.
The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at sunset on March 26.
April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon, determines the dates of Passover and Easter. This year, it rises on April 1.