US plans to colonise moon n 2020
The United States plans to set up a colony on the south pole of the moon around 2020 as a base for further manned exploration of the solar system, Nasa announced Monday.
The project, which would send a man back to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972, is designed as a long-term joint effort of 14 of the world's space agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
Nasa plans to set up a solar-powered base on the moon's south pole that, after construction is completed, could serve as a forward base for manned missions to Mars.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. US President George W Bush declared in 2004 a vision of sending a manned exploratory mission to the red planet.
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