Journal 12 November 15

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33918160/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Water was found on the moon at the lunar south pole in the form of ice. Not a whole lot, the article says there was the equivalent of 12 2 gallon buckets of ice, but there is probably more, since it is obviously possible for water to form on the moon. This is very important to space exploration. If we can actually colonize the moon, there will not only be drinking water, but the water could be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen and used in rocket fuel. If we can get rocket fuel on the moon, ships would not have to carry fuel for the return trip if they're going to and from the moon, or they could refuel on the moon if they are going further than the moon. Apparently the Obama Administration is deciding whether to continue with NASA's program to put men back on the moon by 2020, and this could be a big deciding factor. There would be a lot more work to do involved with colonizing the moon, obviously. So this whole thing would take many years to progress and implement, but it could legitimately happen. A few months ago, the signature of water was found all over the moon, as described in this article. The find was very surprising to everyone involved, but it was simply the signature of light reflected by water found in the ground on the moon. The soil would be like sand from a desert, very dry but there's still actually some water in it. Scientists were convinced as soon as they found that signature, though, that they need to go back and investigate and see what they could find, and they did and were amazed. Space exploration could become a lot more advanced within our lifetimes, and beyond that timeframe I'm sure we will continue to push further and further to explore what we've never been able to.