NASA has a goal of getting humans back to the moon in the coming years, as well as plans to have people live there in the future, according to a senior NASA official.
There is a chance that humans could live on the moon before the year 2030.
NASA hopes to have humans living on the moon during this decade, though it's not clear how long they might stay on the lunar surface or what capacity they'll have.
The Artemis 1 mission launched this week after months of delays in a test flight ahead of future missions that will bring humans to the moon
The Artemis 2 mission is expected to take humans to the moon in four years, while the Artemis 3 mission is expected to take humans to the moon again in 25 years.
Getting humans to Mars is one of NASA's more ambitious targets.
Since 1972, humans have not been on the moon.
"It's going to be very important for us to learn a little bit beyond our Earth's orbits and then do a big step when we go to Mars," Hu said.
The goal of the Artemis program is to establish a human presence on the moon before going to Mars. If water is present at the moon's south pole, it could be used to propel a trip to Mars.
The capsule on the Artemis 1 mission will crash into the ocean on December 11th.
The "billionaire space race" has been created due to renewed interest in space missions, as space travel has become a private venture rather than a government one. Richard Branson became the first billionaire to visit space on July 11 of last year, just days before Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos reached space.
Humans are expected to live on the moon.
Leaving a planet in crisis is a terrible idea according to many people.
The Artemis 1 mission takes off towards the moon.
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