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CSIS Issues Commentary: We Are Going Back to the Moon to Stay
April 01, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by Audrey M. Schaffer, senior associate (non-resident) at the Aerospace Security Project:

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We Are Going Back to the Moon to Stay

This piece is part of a commentary series called Why Go to the Moon? that analyzes the strategic, economic, scientific, and geopolitical drivers of renewed U.S. lunar exploration.

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