A deep space base on the moon and living on Mars…what are NASA's plans for the future?

Nasa plans ‘stepping stone to Mars’ deep space base beyond the dark side of the moon

  • Nasa will make use of ‘gravity fields’ behind the moon so that spaceship can be ‘parked’ in space
  • Base will be 277,000 miles from Earth
On the way to Mars: Nasa is exploring the possibility of placing an Orion space station in a stable location on the far side of the moon

Nasa wants to build a manned base which can be ‘parked’ beyond the dark side of the moon as a ‘gateway spacecraft’, to serve as a starting point for manned expeditions to Mars.

It would remain permanently in space 277,000 miles from Earth – in context, the International Space Station is just 230 miles away.

The spaceship would expand man’s horizons – but it will require much problem-solving to figure out how to protect astronauts from radiation, and how to re-supply the ship from a quarter of a million miles away.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Nasa will likely use parts left over from the construction of the ISS, and will need to use the Space Launch System rocket to get the craft out of the atmosphere.

The launch project is currently being built at an estimated cost of $3billion a year, and should be ready in 2017.

Nasa then plans to begin building the moon outpost two years after that.

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One response to “ A deep space base on the moon and living on Mars…what are NASA's plans for the future? ”

  1. Administrator, Maria Anna says:

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    WHAT! … Don’t you give enough donations?!
    Shame on you!
    Don’t you know that the government needs YOUR money to realize that cool space defense project.
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