Remember the opening scene of Independece Day, when the alien mothership passes over the Moon ? All that remained from humanity's first manned expedition there was some footprints and bits of garbage.

It's been 40 years since man made the first step on the Moon, and we still haven't any bases or colonies there, nor are there any projects underway to establish a presence there. Meanwhile, the food crisis and the oil peak are looming on the horizon. Future IS slow.