Response from NASA

The purpose of "mining" resources at the Moon is to support lunar operations, including those that will serve as proofs of concept for eventual operations on Mars. We do not mean to imply that we would use the Moon as a refueling station for trips to Mars. In fact, although the plans are under study...

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