WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by Alexander MacDonald, senior associate (non-resident) with the Aerospace Security Project: * * * Artemis and the Economics of a Permanent Moonbase This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration. * For space economists, few problems are more compelling than how to build and sustain a lo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 31 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon? * By Domenico Vicinanza, Anglia Ruskin University At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles south-east of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the Moon. During his career, Apollo 17's commander, Eugene A. Cernan, logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, of which more than 73 hours were spent on the more PR