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Originally Posted by Allen Farlow
What will be accomplished by sending probes to the moon?
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Originally Posted by CNN
Two unmanned NASA spacecraft reached the moon's orbit Tuesday morning and began the process of mapping its surface for future missions.
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Originally Posted by Allen Farlow
What do you think will be accomplished by launching unmanned probes to the moon?
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The purpose, as I understand it, is to identify a suitable site for building a base/launching pad to eventually send manned missions to Mars.
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/mars/
The process of developing/building a moon base does present some engineering/technological challenges that will likely lead to new innovations. $
