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As the world prepares to return people to the Moon for the first time since the 1960s, countries are already thinking about how to use the resources they find on the lunar surface.
Space authorities from Europe, the United States, Japan, and Canada are using the Artemis II mission, set for February 2026, as the first step towards a permanent lunar base camp – and eventually, potential life on the Moon.
As these space agencies build up to this goal, the concept of the “Moon economy” is coming into shape.
Space agencies around the world are beginning to establish supply chains to support space missions that don’t require trips back to Earth, and are eyeing potential future settlements on the satellite.
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