Written on September 13, 2011 – 2:08 am | by admin |

This is a blog site devoted to the U.S. area application and the return to the Moon. In some methods, the foreseeable future is reminiscent of the moonshot days of the 1960s. The new rocket would have an Apollo-like capsule on leading. Astronauts would very first fly in that ship in 2015 but remain in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. Once there, astronauts would build a base camp and ultimately journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is fairly disparaging, it truly is not a hatchet position, but it does paint NASA as previous, exhausted, a bit lacking in concentration. Let’s hope they are incorrect. The only factor in this report that has me definitely apprehensive is this aspect about the latest and soon-to-be finances surroundings:The two presidential nominees and several in Congress say they want to retain the shuttle flying past the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But accomplishing so would be costly, and given the latest financial meltdown, significant shelling out on NASA in the future does not look possible. I’m concerned about that as effectively as funding for the rest of the Moon, Mars and Past application. In last week’s presidential debate there was a telling moment when the moderator challenged the two candidates to make clear how the credit crisis would modify their priorities, and neither of them had an remedy. I am nervous that whoever wins in November, NASA might be portion of that remedy..