And the obvious question is why haven't we built a "base" there?
We (humans) have the ability, and have life sustainable satellites, so why not a Moon station?
Not meaning to poop on your thread, just annoys me I guess. Seems like an obvious next step.
And in terms of setting our mind to things,,, I wish Musk et al would set there minds to filming the actual-live landing of the Space X Stage 1.
Ok, rant over.