Astronauts explain why nobody's visited the moon in more than 45 years, and the answer's a little depressing
What he was able to do with the 1969 techniques, why doesn't it seem possible now? Landing 12 people on the moon is one of NASA's greatest achievements, if not the greatest of all. On their journey to the moon, astronauts gathered rocks, took pictures, conducted experiments, planted some flags, and then returned home. But this week-long stay during the Apollo flight was not made with the aim of a permanent human presence on the moon. More than 45 years after the last moon landing — Apollo 17 in December 1972 — there are still many reasons to bring humans back to earth's large dusty moon and stay there. Researchers and contractors believe that creating a base on the moon could serve as a fuel reservoir for deep-space flights, which could also contribute to the creation of renewable space telescopes and possibly facilitate life on Mars. Moreover, this rule will help solve ancient scientific mysteries around the Earth and make up the moon. A lunar base can become a thriving ec...