Re: NASA's Moon base plans

["John Nichols"]

"Rick Evans" <dontspamme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Shouldn't they have to explain the purpose of this
> $100 billion Moondoggle besides 'The purpose of the
> Moon base is to have a Moon base'?
>
> -- 
> Rick Evans
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Happens that two NASA engineers from the Lewis-Glenn facility here did a 
presentation at our astronomy club in October on the new program.  Part of 
it is to have a base as a jumping off point for future missions to Mars. 
And of course to learn more about the Moon itself as we still have quite a 
few questions.

I suspects you already knew that.