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Michelle L.d. Hanlon

Michelle L.d. Hanlon

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NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

It’s about more than just beating China. As a space lawyer puts it, a Moon base would come with strategic, economic and scientific advantages.

30.03.2026 8

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Michelle L.d. Hanlon

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program

Today, there aren’t just two countries competing to get to the Moon. More countries have space programs, and private industry plays a larger role.

27.01.2026 3

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Michelle L.d. Hanlon

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for powering long-term space...

08.08.2025 6

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Michelle L.d. Hanlon

Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could

More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to conflict.

12.05.2025 5

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Michelle L.d. Hanlon