Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, June 1: Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. The study by Bigelow Aerospace, commissioned by NASA, shows ‘a lot of excitement and interest from various companies’ for such ventures, said Robert Bigelow, founder and president of the Las Vegas-based firm. (agencies)