Chapter 1: NASA's Lunar Ambitions

You may find it surprising, but there are still opportunities to participate in NASA's lunar endeavors, despite the absence of a winter coat designed for extreme temperatures like -80 degrees Fahrenheit. While it seems unlikely that anyone will be flying to the Moon this year, plans are in motion for a significant lunar mission.

Innovators are preparing for a new moon expedition in 2023. The potential discovery of new raw materials could lead to monumental advancements in technology, increasing the chances of commercial moon travel in the future.

NASA's VIPER mission is set to launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, targeting a landing site near the Moon's south pole, where temperatures can plummet to -230 degrees Celsius.

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From 2023 to 2032, VIPER will gather seismographic data from the lunar surface and analyze subsurface terrain. This mission aims to establish seismometer stations to delve hundreds of meters below the lunar crust. Additionally, VIPER will deploy NASA’s MoonBase Alpha, an inflatable habitat for astronauts.

The Nobile Crater, believed to harbor water ice, is among the coldest locations in the solar system and will be a key area of exploration.

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Chapter 2: The Hidden Moon

While many are familiar with NASA's recent lunar missions, like Apollo 16 and 17, few know that during the late 1960s and early 1970s, some lunar samples were secretly stored in Earth orbit leading up to the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

These samples included lunar dust collected from Apollo 11 and returned to Earth during the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

Launched in 2010, the CLPS program is a partnership between NASA and commercial entities, aimed at facilitating scientific investigations on the lunar surface over the next decade. This initiative will include the delivery of payloads by robotic systems and rovers, significantly reducing costs and enabling longer-duration missions in deep space.

The first CLPS mission to lunar orbit was scheduled for late 2020, involving initial tests with multiple robotic mission payloads.

NASA's latest lunar mission, the Luna-Resurs lunar surface lander (LRSP), is noteworthy. Some experts suggest that the U.S. military could potentially establish a base on the Moon's far side as early as 2023. By 2025, NASA plans to deploy two commercial lunar landers, with one, Masten, being developed by military contractors Space Systems Loral (SSL) and Atlas Aerospace.

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