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Three Dimensions of Building Toward a Sustained Lunar Return

The Moon is re-emerging as a focus for global space exploration activities at a level and tempo that will surpass the peak of lunar activities during the space race of the 1960s and 1970s. Governments and commercial entities across the globe are investing in a suite of lunar missions. As this occurs, the sustainability — across multiple dimensions — of those activities comes into question.

Getting Along on a Busy Moon

By 2024, NASA intends to land astronauts including the first female on the Moon. The Artemis program is an exciting opportunity for the space industry and all humankind to settle in deep space within the next decades. Even more exciting, the United States is not the only nation venturing into this expanding frontier. 13 other countries have plans for missions to Earth’s natural satellite. An international organization is working on recommendations to the United Nations to develop cislunar policies.

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