NASA Planning for Orbital Spaceport
Alison Klesman, Astronomy
NASA's goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s faces many challenges. Now, if all goes well, the American space agency is poised to take one of the first steps toward overcoming those challenges. Although the project is still speculative, NASA and other International Space Station (ISS) partners have begun making plans for a cis-lunar spaceport designed to provide a stepping-stone to the Red Planet.
NASA's goal of sending humans to Mars by the 2030s faces many challenges. Now, if all goes well, the American space agency is poised to take one of the first steps toward overcoming those challenges. Although the project is still speculative, NASA and other International Space Station (ISS) partners have begun making plans for a cis-lunar spaceport designed to provide a stepping-stone to the Red Planet.