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Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars - A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight.

In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle

Chinese astronauts may build a base inside a lunar lava tube. China is also planning a flight-capable robot that could find its way through lava tubes autonomously using microwave and laser radars.

Chinese Astronauts May Build a Base Inside a Lunar Lava Tube