Lunar exploration is entering a new era. Long after the Apollo missions, a renewed international interest comes with ...

at which point they can make history as the first humans to return to the lunar surface in over 55 years. Concept art depicts the Starship HLS refueling in low Earth orbit. Credit: NASA / SpaceX ...

China unveils a concept video for an international research base on the moon. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China ...

But, going beyond brief sorties to the lunar surface, what are the plans for a permanent base or settlement? A NASA document refers to a concept called the lunar base camp, which includes “a ...

The moon base concept, which was developed through a collaboration with Kyoto University and the contractor Kajima Corp, also included a lunar transportation system that could shuttle people ...

A vision of a future Moon settlement assembled from semi-buried inflatable habitats. Sited beside the lunar poles in regions of near-perpetual solar illumination, mirrors positioned above each ...