The Moon is hot again, but why?

Up, up and away: Scientists have long speculated that water could exist on the Moon, and new technology is proving the speculations true, which is a significant find that make Moon landings even more viable and cost effective now. — AFP

STARTING with Apollo 11, Nasa (the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration) landed six crewed missions on the Moon between the summer of 1969 and Christmas of 1972. They carried 24 astronauts, of which 12 walked on the lunar surface. After Apollo 17 in 1972, no human has gone there yet.

Those were essential to claim the Free World leader Wash-ington’s geopolitical bragging rights against the communist Moscow to prove who was technologically superior. It was strictly a political stunt: go to the Moon, plant the flag, and return to Earth. So once Moscow was beaten, there was no motivation for going there anymore.