Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface.In the coming days, weather permitting, MIT engineers and scientists will send three payloads into space, on a course set for the moon’s south polar region. Scientists believe this area, with its permanently shadowed regions, could host hidden reservoirs of frozen water, which could serve to sustain future lunar settlements and fuel missions beyond the moon.NASA plans to send astronauts to the moon’s south pole in 2027 as…
