Living and traveling on the moon requires specialized technology. NASA's plans to return to the moon have changed, but the plans, ideas and innovations displayed in this video advanced technology. [Archived 2014 - Not all missions make it from design to launch. These archived videos describe missions that that would have taken humans back to the moon and unmanned aerial vehicles to Mars. While the actual missions were aborted, the technology and science behind the missions pushed innovation to new levels.]

Published on: May 27, 2010

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