NASA Moon base by 2020?

[Ian]

US space agency Nasa has said it plans to start work on a permanently-occupied base on the Moon after astronauts begin flying back there in 2020.

The base is likely to be built on one of the Moon's poles and will serve as a science centre and possible stepping stone for manned missions to Mars.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6208456.stm

[Anonymous]

US space agency Nasa says it is planning to start work on a base on the Moon after astronauts begin flying back there in 2020. The maps and graphics below show how and where man could live on the Moon.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6210154.stm

...and a picture gallery: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6210518.stm