America to Establish Permanent Moon Base: What It Could Look Like
Summary
President Donald Trump said the United States will soon send astronauts back to the moon to create a permanent American presence there before planning missions to Mars. NASA’s plan includes initial robotic missions, setting up power and communication systems, and gradually building a lunar outpost where astronauts can live and work for long periods.Key Facts
- The goal is to return Americans to the moon by 2028 and start a permanent outpost by 2030.
- Early work focuses on robots, testing landing technology, and exploring the lunar South Pole for useful resources like water ice.
- NASA plans to use robotic landers and rovers to study the terrain and trial equipment before humans arrive.
- The lunar base will be a network of connected systems, not just one single building.
- Astronauts will use unpressurized rovers to move outside and a planned pressurized rover to live and work away from the base.
- A nuclear reactor for power on the moon is planned to be ready by 2030.
- The outpost will support astronauts living on the moon for extended times but might not be continuously occupied.
- The South Pole is chosen for its ice and sunlight conditions, though it has difficult terrain and permanently shadowed craters.
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