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Daniel Merino, Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation

Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast

Within the next year or two, people will set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years. NASA

NASA is planning to put U.S. astronauts back on the surface of the Moon by the end of 2024. This mission is just the beginning of what is shaping up to be a historic few decades in space exploration, as both the U.S. and China have plans to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon.

The first question you might have is: Why now?

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