On the 39th anniversary of the historic first manned lunar landing, Odyssey Moon, a company trying to bring the Moon into the human economy, and the International Lunar Observatory Association, a non-profit based in Hawaii that is convinced the Moon has a huge role to play in the continued advancement of science, announced OM will help ILOA establish an astronomical observatory on the Moon.
ILOA sees the observatory as a boon to astronomers around the world, allowing study of both deep space and Solar System objects. OM plans to offer regular access to the Moon for commercial enterprises.
ILOA plans to base its observatory in the highlands around the lunar south pole to take advantage of near-constant access to solar energy. For the same reason, NASA is seriously looking at the area as the site of its lunar base. As things stand, however, ILOA and OM plan to be waiting there when NASA finally arrives.
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