The Moon Bases of Yesteryear
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The U.S. has been dreaming of a moon base since 1958, when the Air Force first proposed an underground lunar base for 21 people. Multiple ambitious plans followed — from the Army's 1959 Project Horizon to NASA's 1989 Space Exploration Initiative — but none were built. Today, NASA's Artemis program aims to send humans back to the moon by 2028, with a permanent base planned for the 2030s.
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