Unlike the Apollo missions, the new era of moon exploration might be about mining, tourism or art. The reason we pick to return will define the moon’s future.
Industrial development of the moon, based on mining water ice for rocket propellant, could jumpstart new energy and material markets on Earth as it drives the human settlement of interplanetary space.
The Astronaut Who Took This Photo, is The Only Human Ever to Exist That Isn’t in The Frame Michael Collins took this picture of the Lunar Module during the Apollo 11 mission.