The US House of Representatives recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would essentially tank NASA‘s plans to build a fully-functioning lunar base. The proposal comes from the House Aeronautics and Space Subcommittee of the House Space and Science Committee and seeks to limit NASA‘s extraterrestrial endeavors going forward. Among various other caveats, the bill would severely limit NASA‘s ability to conduct scientific research on the Moon in conjunction with civilian partners. The full text of the bill is available here, but one particular passage has both NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine and the scientific community concerned: Lunar in-situ resource utilization shall…
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