Author: Jesse Rhoades, Professor of Education, Heath & Behavior, University of North Dakota

Humans will likely set foot on the Moon again in the coming decade. While many stories in this new chapter of lunar exploration will be reminiscent of the Apollo missions 50 years ago, others may look quite different. For instance, the European Space Agency is currently working to make space travel more accessible for people of a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. In this new era, the first footprint on the Moon could possibly be made by a prosthetic limb. NASA plans to return humans to the lunar surface in the coming decade. NASA Goddard Historically, and even still…