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

This is a site devoted to the U.S. space application and the return to the Moon. In some tactics, the potential is reminiscent of the moonshot days of the 1960s. The new rocket would have an Apollo-like capsule on top. Astronauts would 1st fly in that ship in 2015 but keep in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. As soon as there, astronauts would establish a base camp and at some point journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is instead disparaging, it’s not a hatchet task, but it does paint NASA as aged, worn out, a bit missing in emphasis. Let’s hope they are wrong. The only point in this report that has me seriously frightened is this aspect about the current and shortly-to-be finances setting:The two presidential nominees and numerous in Congress say they want to always keep the shuttle flying prior the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But undertaking so would be high-priced, and presented the recent financial meltdown, massive spending on NASA in the long run isn’t going to seem to be very likely. I’m anxious about that as clearly as funding for the rest of the Moon, Mars and Beyond plan. In final week’s presidential debate there was a telling moment when the moderator challenged the two candidates to reveal how the credit crisis would modify their priorities, and neither of them had an solution. I’m worried that whoever wins in November, NASA may perhaps be aspect of that response..