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Engineering Potential for Lunar Missions after Apollo

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With results of past and present lunar exploration programs in hand, it is now possible to outline the next logical steps in the exploration and use of the Moon. This paper describes first, a set of mission objectives and engineering capabilities considered desirable and feasible for projects following soon after Apollo, and second, some objectives for the farther future.

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA

    James D. Burke

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  1. School of Physics, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

    Stanley Keith Runcorn

  2. Chemistry Department, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., USA

    Harold C. Urey

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Burke, J.D. (1972). Engineering Potential for Lunar Missions after Apollo. In: Runcorn, S.K., Urey, H.C. (eds) The Moon. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2861-5_13

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