NASA chief: I'm only interested in "good deals" from international partners
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NASA局长表示，随着登月竞赛从美中之间的国家声望之争转变为对地外资源和地产的高风险竞争，NASA必须更有选择性地建立国际合作伙伴关系。他指出，月球南极附近一小片区域是建立月球基地的理想位置，那里永久阴影坑内蕴藏大量水冰，可用于供应水、空气和火箭燃料，支持永久定居并作为未来火星探索的跳板。
NASA must be more selective in the way it forges international partnerships as the race to the Moon transforms from a battle for national prestige between the United States and China into a high-stakes competition for extraterrestrial real estate and resources, the agency's administrator said.
Jared Isaacman, now in his 10th month at the helm of the world's largest civilian space agency, told a gathering of military leaders and defense contractors last week near Washington, DC, that the 21st century race to the Moon is more than a battle of ideologies. The sweet spot for a Moon base, Isaacman said, is a relatively small region near the lunar south pole, and there are tangible implications for who gets there first.
The Moon's south pole harbors substantial quantities of water ice concentrated on the floors of craters away from the reach of sublimating rays of sunlight. The ice inside these eternally dark craters could be used to supply water, air, and rocket fuel for a Moon base, supporting a permanent settlement and providing a springboard for future expeditions to Mars.
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