National Space Council Evaluating Lunar Propellant Reserve

Moon
Credit: NASA
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, established in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo, could serve as a model for a future Moon-based propellant reserve, according to the head of United Launch Alliance (ULA). The reserve could support perhaps 1,100 lunar personnel living and working permanently...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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