America is back on the moon

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Drab, dreary, gray, overcast, wet, and rainy. A Very Mondayish Friday. But at least it is relatively warm. 50F. So, the US is back on the moon. Robotically, at least. Odysseus landed near the moon's south pole yesterday. The first American landing on the moon since 1972 and the first commercial landing ever. It is my understanding that the mission is to scope out real estate for a possible housing development. Kidding of course. However, a future permanent human presence on the moon is part of the reason behind this mission. When I was a wee lad, in the days before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, I had a kid's book that imagined we'd have people, families, living and working on the moon long before now. Had the Apollo missions been more scientifically and less politically motivated, perhaps there would be such Lunar settlements. If you had the opportunity, would you consider being a Lunar colonist?