Is the south pole the right place for a lunar base?
With its Moon Base program, NASA is increasingly focused on landing astronauts in the south polar regions of the Moon. Jeff Foust reports some people, ranging from astronauts to scientists, think the risks of landing there outweigh the benefits, at least for initial missions.
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- T2Is the south pole the right place for a lunar base?SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review