National Academies Urges NASA To Explore Moon Beyond South Pole

moon base

Artist's concept of Moon Base.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is urging NASA to conduct crewed exploration of four non-polar regions of the Moon that NASEM says have cross-disciplinary scientific value. The recommendation comes as NASA is focused on creating a Moon Base at the lunar south...
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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