NASA hopes to have a permanent moon base on the lunar southern pole staffed by 2024.
Deciding to do less for the time being with the now questionable shuttle program, NASA will look back to go forward, adapting and improving on the Apollo technology to get back to the moon's surface.
NASA also hopes that once the moon base is established, the natural hydrogen, oxygen and other resources can be harnessed to help sustain the station, and turn oxygen 'refueling' over to a commercial supplier. They also hope to contract other countries to participate and even adapt to consider commercial interests.
Astronauts would pull six month duty stints.
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