NASA targets early Apr. for Moon mission
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A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory and proving ground,
Mission Control will be packed with experts, specialists and flight directors around-the-clock as NASA takes on its most complicated mission in more than half a century.
NASA said earlier this month that an asteroid that at one point had a 4% chance of hitting the moon will miss the lunar object in 2032.
A new federal report says NASA currently has no way to rescue astronauts if they become stranded during future missions to the moon.
NASA's moon landing program delay represents the latest in in technical, budgetary, workforce and public perception challenges plaguing the agency.