Apr. 28, 2000 Analysis: Moon Loses Luster for U.S.
If we wanted to go back to the moon we could.  Right now.  The problem for the United States government is that we don't want to go. (Space.com)

Apr. 25, 2000 Companies Swoon Over the Moon
A handful of small U.S. space companies are plotting a return to the moon, triggering their own version of a 21st-century style lunar race. (Space.com)

Apr. 25, 2000 Japan Prepares Lunar Mission
Engineers in Japan are testing a propulsive landing system for a small spacecraft that, by 2004, could make the nation only the third in history to touch down a probe on the Earth?s moon. (Space.com)

Apr. 24, 2000 Moonstruck: A New Route to Mars
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, the only scientist to explore the lunar surface believes the best way to get humans to Mars is to first send them back to the moon. (Space.com)

Apr. 22, 2000 A Moon With A View
The top tourist destinations of the 22nd century, the lunar bases of the future will be entertainment meccas for the world, offering low gravity games of skill and of chance, sports and recreation of every imaginable sort, and continuous splendid views of Earth. (Space.com)

Apr. 18, 2000 Don't Tread on Me: Group Wants to Protect Apollo Site
Two New Mexico researchers -- Ralph Gibson and John Versluis -- want to establish as "off-limits" the dusty terrain on the moon's Sea of Tranquility where Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin romped more than 30 years ago. (Space.com)

Apr. 17, 2000 Firm Plans Broadcast Studio in Space
Spacehab, a Washington company that sends research modules and cargo pallets into space for NASA, is building a new space module called the Enterprise that will be attached to the International Space Station and will include a broadcasting studio and multimedia production facility. (LATimes.com)

Apr. 12, 2000 Space Exploration Is Human Nature
Why explore and settle space?  We have about a million years of evidence showing that humans(and our near-ancestors such as Homo erectus) have roamed extensively across the globe. Migration is a key aspect of human behavior. (Space.com)

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