When NASA sends astronauts back to the moon, they will likely have pressurized rovers to drive and large-capacity habitation modules to live in, NASA officials reportedly said Thursday. Speaking at the Space 2007 Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Long Beach, Calif., Doug Cooke, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for exploration systems, described a revised plan to launch a few large habitation modules to the moon via unmanned cargo flights, according to reports.
Astronauts May Cruise the Moon Without Space Suits
Posted by: Katherine Noyes September 21, 2007 04:23 PMWhen NASA sends astronauts back to the moon, they will likely have pressurized rovers to drive and large-capacity habitation modules to live in, NASA officials reportedly said Thursday. Speaking at the Space 2007 Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Long Beach, Calif., Doug Cooke, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for exploration systems, described a revised plan to launch a few large habitation modules to the moon via unmanned cargo flights, according to reports.