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the decision to establish an american

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space station in the 1990s has had some

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exciting consequences

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in particular there is renewed interest

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in using the space station to help us

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return to the moon in order to build a

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america's exploration of the moon ended

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12 years ago with the flight of apollo

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17.

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astronauts cernan and schmidt

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successfully completed a series of three

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evas and brought back 250 pounds of

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lunar rock samples

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during the 12 years following apollo 17

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nasa's goals for long-term space

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exploration have been redefined

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at a recent scientific conference in

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washington dc plans for a manned lunar

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base were discussed in the post space

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station era

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the lunar base is one of the more

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obvious

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of the bold exciting goals we can reach

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through the space station doorway

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the goal of a loader base has long been

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our vision

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the exploration and settlement of the

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space frontier is going to occupy the

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creative thoughts and the creative

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energies of major portions of

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generations for the indefinite future

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with the success of the space shuttle in

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providing new space capabilities

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transportation scientific facilities and

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satellite launch retrieval and repair we

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are ready for the next step into space

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a manned space station

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the space station will serve as a

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staging area for other major space

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activities on the moon and beyond

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all this technology we will have

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with the space station takes us

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virtually to the moon we see

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the first base the very first thing to

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go down will probably be something very

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much like space station modules which

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will be carted to the surface and buried

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the transportation system will be such

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that there will be largely unmanned

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vehicles

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that will go from earth orbit to lunar

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space and then a lander which will go

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between orbit and the surface of the

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moon

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of raw materials for use in space

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this lunar base concept shows a vehicle

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mining lunar surface material

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moon rocks are more than half oxygen and

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could supply this vital component for

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sustaining a lunar base and a space

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transportation system

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other important elements aluminum

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titanium silicon and iron also exist in

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quantity on the moon

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the lunar base would serve as a

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springboard for spacecraft to explore

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our solar system

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the moon also provides scientists

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excellent conditions for astronomy no

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atmosphere frequent periods of total

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darkness and low amounts of radio noise

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if a commitment is made for a manned

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lunar base in the 21st century then it