(Back) To The Moon

World’s nations will shoot for the moon in the next decade, SF Chronicle

Moon seen as ‘dress rehearsal’ for Mars, Houston Chronicle

The moon revisited, Houston Chronicle

“Overlooked as a half-dozen Apollo expeditions landed on the moon two generations ago, the lunar south pole could figure prominently in NASA’s plans to return to the moon with explorers. Satellite photos reveal that parts of Shackleton’s rim are bathed in near-constant sunlight and hint that the frigid, permanently shaded recesses of the crater floor harbor ice deposits.”