Woerner said the village would be used for scientific experiments. He added the Moon’s minerals and other resources would be used to build and maintain the base.
It has been a long time since men visited the Moon. Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan was the last man to walk on the Earth’s only natural satellite on December 14, 1972.
I’m Mario Ritter.
The staff at VOA News wrote this story. Jim Dresbach adapted this story for Learning English and VOANews.com. Mario Ritter was the editor.