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Why NASA is going back to the moon

And they've got competition.
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers  on 
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Americans watched their country's first moonwalk from small, fuzzy black-and-white television sets. For the generations that followed, it might come as a surprise that, even with all of the modern advancements in technology, the United States lost its lunar-landing capability half a century ago.

NASA actually hasn't had a rocket powerful enough to send astronauts deep into space since it retired the last Saturn V in 1973.

But as of Nov.16, NASA is back in the moon business and they've got competition.

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Elisha Sauers is the space and future tech reporter for Mashable, interested in asteroids, astronauts, and astro nuts. In over 15 years of reporting, she's covered a variety of topics, including health, business, and government, with a penchant for FOIA and other public records requests. She previously worked for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia, and The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland, now known as The Capital-Gazette. She's won numerous state awards for beat reporting and national recognition for narrative storytelling. Send space tips and story ideas to [email protected] or text 443-684-2489. Follow her on Twitter at @elishasauers


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