<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Hi and welcome.There are plans to establish a base at the South Pole of the moon. Essentially NASA-led. Some robotic missions are preparing this scenario.* NASA's LCROSS, with crashing into South Pole to detect potential water* NASA's South Pole Aitken Basin mission (in assessment phase, not yet selected)* ESA's Moon-NEXT Lunar Lander mission (aiming at landing at South Pole) (in assessment phase)plus many orbiters from NASA, Europe, Japan, India, China...The manned part of it seems under jeopardy though. <br />Posted by h2ouniverse</DIV><br /><br />Again, I repeat, There are plans, but so far the money required to accomplish such a mission isn't even close to being there. NASA's budget would have to be doubled to even consider it a reasonable possibility within the next 25 years.</p><p>I suspect that ain't gonna happen.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>