Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

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As nations set their eyes on the Moon, specialists are starting to plot out international lunar search and rescue plans. The aim is to design, make operational, and deal with legal and organizational matters in case of emergencies on future human Moon missions.

Surely, the idea of surviving and thriving on the Moon is a first-rate realization…but not dying there.

Illustration of NASA astronauts on the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. Multiple nations are setting their eyes on the same lunar locale. Credit: NASA

Next month, the First International Conference on Lunar Search and Rescue is being held in Hainan, China. The unique meeting of experts is co-organized by the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) and the Beijing Institute of Technology.

For more information on the first-of-its-kind meeting, go to my new Space.com story – “In Trouble on the Moon? A 911 Call for a Search and Rescue Organization” at:

https://www.space.com/lunar-safety-search-and-rescue-on-moon