Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet, a quarter the diameter of Earth and 1/8 its mass. The Moon is the second densest satellite after Io. It is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face; the near side is marked with dark volcanic maria among the bright ancient crustal highlands and prominent impact craters. It is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun, although its surface is actually very dark, with a similar reflectance to coal. Its prominence in the sky and its regular cycle of phases have since ancient times made the Moon an important cultural influence on language, the calendar, art and mythology. The Moon's gravitational influence produces the ocean tides and the minute lengthening of the day. The Moon's current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to appear almost the same size in the sky as the Sun, allowing it to cover the Sun nearly precisely in total solar eclipses.
The Moon is the first celestial body on which humans have landed. While the Soviet Union's Luna program was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned spacecraft in 1959, the United States' NASA Apollo program achieved the first manned missions, beginning with the first manned lunar orbiting mission by Apollo 8 in 1968, and seven manned lunar landings between 1969 and 1973—the first being Apollo 11 in 1969. These missions returned over 480 kg of lunar rocks, which have been used to develop a detailed geological understanding of the Moon's origins (it is thought to have formed some 4.5 billion years ago in a giant impact event involving the young Earth and a Mars sized body), the formation of its internal structure, and its subsequent history.
There are currently seven manned bases on the Moon. Tranquility Science Station is five kilometers from the site of the first landing. The Virgin Diana Resort is in the Mare Aestuum. The Warp Drive Project's far side Energy research base and the Far Side Observatory are of course on the far side. They share locations. The Corp of Discovery Academy is building in the Imbrium Basin Lastly the ESA is building the Edoardo Amaldi Science Station in the vicinity of Tycho Crater, lastly Dizneyland Moon, the most out of this world vacation.
Virgin Galactic runs three flights a week to the Moon. The truly desperate for a quick jaunt can spring for a teleport from the Ane. It is best to have reservations because they charge you for breathing there. NASA has seculded weekly flights (harder than Hell to get a seat) as well as flights as required as does JPL and the WDP. The ESA is just getting off the ground in this regard.
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