[McGruff]

Yeah, maybe Newt is going to propose some kind of Star Wars base on the moon or something crazy like that.

[OHelix]

"Yeah, maybe Newt is going to propose some kind of Star Wars base on the moon or something crazy like that."

Russia has such plans: Russia has vowed to build a base on the Moon within two decades which it plans to use as a staging post for a manned mission to Mars.

As does China: China may send manned flights to the moon and set up a base there by 2030 and it could land on Mars by 2050, a technology think thank [sic] said.

To your skepticism, a visoionary might reply: "You may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunar trip you're looking for." ;o)