In order to launch amazing ships like Galahad, we have to take baby steps. One of those first steps includes setting up a permanent base on the moon. Well, 35 years after our last visit, the United States has begun the long process of returning to the moon. Here's the story...
In early 2009 NASA is going to launch the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a robotic vehicle that will have several tasks to manage. For one thing, it will be looking for interesting locations for future astronaut visits. Part of that assignment will be to look for water. Yep, water on the moon.
In this case it would be in the form of ice below the lunar surface. Discovering ice on the moon would be huge, because it not only would support our astronauts while they live there, but it could also be used in some forms as fuel.
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