NASA Outlines Moon Base Objectives, Challenges

JAXA Moon Rover

A concept image of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) pressurized rover on the surface of the Moon.

Credit: JAXA/Toyota via NASA
NASA's three-phase Moon Base comes with real challenges, even as it holds a lot of promise, according to agency officials speaking at the two-day Lunar Surface Consortium Oct. 14 in Atlanta. “How do we make the big systems easier?” Nujoud Merancy asked the gathering. “By doing the small things up...
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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