Return to the moon

The World

Fifty years ago, humanity first set foot on the moon. Many assumed that by now, there would be colonies on the moon, Mars, and perhaps even beyond. The BBC’s science editor Tom Feilden reports on plans to go back to the moon, and beyond. 

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