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# Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/pbs-space-time/episode/why-is-the-world-rushing-back-to-the-moon-k9va9d/
- Published: 2024-05-01T19:45:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T13:46:53.000Z
- Description: The Moon: humanity’s first destination beyond our atmosphere.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS Space Time, Season 10, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_624c21ef-b1df-422c-92eb-fd543d10c3df, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_ae70f836-13b6-4c9d-b61f-99f7b8bc29eb, #v1.16

The Moon has been one of the most important theoretical stepping stones to our understanding of the universe. We’ve long understood that it could also be our literal stepping stone: humanity’s first destination beyond our atmosphere.