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Friday, September 13, 2013

Mission to the Moon

Recently, NASA launched a space probe to go study the moon. Most people thought that the United States was done with the moon, and was now focusing on Mars, but not just yet. According to CBS News, The probe was launched Friday, September 6, from Wallops Island, Virginia, and is now orbiting the moon. NASA says that its journey should only last a month.

Scientists have studied many samples of moon rocks, but have neglected the dust on the moon. While we may know enough about the rocks, scientists have still never properly studied the moon’s dust. This probe is designed to study lunar dust.  


Other countries, like China, plan to send their own astronauts to the moon. If this were to happen, the United States would like it to seem that the moon still belongs to us. So although we don’t know everything about the moon, this mission is to allow NASA to “keep dibs” on the moon.

In case some of you are worried we won’t be making a trip to Mars anytime soon, then there is no need to fret. NASA still plans to put a man on Mars, but for now, it is best we keep the moon within our grasp. Who knows, there may be another flag to join ours on the moon. We may put our own flag on Mars. These things will all come with time.


-Dylan Crigger

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