[Telepathic Intruder]

"Having a Moon base is actually a good idea because launching probes and expeditions from the Moon is so much easier than from Earth"

Completely true, but oxygen in rocks is extremely difficult to remove. The key is water. Water has both hydrogen and oxygen and are easily separated. Water would be required for manufacturing as well as life support. Large quantities of the stuff are known to exist in permanently shadowed craters on the poles of the moon, as discovered by LCROSS.

With Obama we had close to zero chance of further advances in space. He was more interested in gutting the space program than advancing it. Trump, for all I've heard him say, is committed to space exploration.

[Hostage]

Thank you for that very valuable input.

The President is very committed. I would say it is one his highest priorities in combination with a goal of creating a mission for promoting and forming a new breed and new generation of young people coming into the workforce.