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CSIS Issues Commentary: Case for a Sustained U.S. Presence on the Moon
April 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by Dan Dumbacher, a professor at Purdue University's School of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering:

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The Case for a Sustained U.S. Presence on the Moon

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 . . .

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