Is travel to the Moon possible?

Lunar tourism may be possible in the future if trips to the Moon are made available to a private audience. Some space tourism startup companies are planning to offer tourism on or around the Moon, and estimate this to be possible sometime between 2023 and 2043.

Is NASA planning to go to the Moon?

NASA has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon’s surface by 2024. In a timeline set by the Trump administration, NASA has been working toward landing humans on the moon by 2024 as part of its Artemis program.

Who travel to the Moon?

Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings who walked on the Moon. Four of America’s moonwalkers are still alive: Aldrin (Apollo 11), David Scott (Apollo 15), Charles Duke (Apollo 16), and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17).

Will NASA ever go back to the Moon?

NASA met Kennedy’s challenge on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquility. Here, astronaut Buzz Aldrin climbs down to the lunar surface. Photo credit: NASA Now, NASA is indeed looking to return to the moon, as well as planning new journeys to Mars and beyond.

What is NASA doing on the Moon?

NASA has been discussing concepts for human lunar exploration since the Apollo flights ended. In this 1995 artist’s concept, a lunar mining operation harvests oxygen from the lunar soil in Mare Serenatatis, a few kilometers from the Apollo 17 landing site.

When did the Apollo 11 land on the Moon?

NASA met Kennedy’s challenge on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquility. Here, astronaut Buzz Aldrin climbs down to the lunar surface.

When did NASA stop flying on the Moon?

The Apollo lunar flights may have ended in 1972, but the moon has remained of great interest to NASA and scientists around the world. “Apollo” invariably stands near the top of all search queries on NASA’s public website.