We’ve already been to the moon, so why are we going again?
<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/35f5b297-90a5-4cb0-a64a-43dbf03dfcb5,1769457930747…; alt='A lone figure in an astronaut spacesuit is seen leaning against a large boulder with hills in the background and the blackness of space..' width='620' height='349' title='Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Schmitt is the Apollo 17 lunar module pilot. This picture was taken by astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander. While Cernan and Schmitt descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Challenger" to explore the Taurus-Littrow region of the moon, astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot, remained with the Apollo 17 Command and Service Modules (CSM) "America" in lunar orbit.'/><p>Artemis II is set to blast off to the moon in early February with four astronauts, including the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. But we've already been to the moon, so why are we going back? Do we get any benefits here on Earth?</p>