AdvertisementNASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go backUpdated November 14, 2022Scott NeumanfacebookEmailAstronaut Charlie M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. (NASA)This article was originally published on August 28, 2022.