NASA Eyes Possibility Of Multiple Lunar Base Camps

Artist’s concept of NASA astronauts on the lunar South Pole.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA’s Artemis program to establish humans at the Moon in preparation for human expeditions to Mars will feature a lunar south pole Artemis Base Camp—but perhaps not just one, experts say. Selecting a single base camp location could place “severe constraints” on when it could be reached by...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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