Back to the Moon

Back to the Moon
Back to the Moon The Moon—its surface is cold, stark, dry, and lifeless. Yet, since the dawn of recorded history, humans have treated Earth's companion as an entity with power to affect life on Earth. From the beginning, our luminous satellite has inspired myths, stories, songs, poetry, art, and romance. Now the spacefaring nations of Earth are looking at the Moon as our stepping-stone to the future, a place to prepare for our explorations of Mars and worlds beyond. StockTrek, Getty Images