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Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask

  • Written by Marco A. Janssen, Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University
imageEarth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby.NASA

There’s a new space race to the Moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the 2030s. China,...

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