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This is a blog site devoted to the U.S. space program and the return to the Moon. In some ways, the long run is reminiscent of the moonshot days of the 1960s. The new rocket would have an Apollo-like capsule on best. Astronauts would initial fly in that ship in 2015 but keep in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. When there, astronauts would develop a base camp and finally journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is somewhat disparaging, it really is not a hatchet position, but it does paint NASA as older, tired, a bit missing in target. Let’s hope they’re erroneous. The only issue in this report that has me actually apprehensive is this portion about the up-to-date and quickly-to-be spending budget setting:The two presidential nominees and countless in Congress say they want to always keep the shuttle flying past the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But engaging in so would be costly, and offered the recent fiscal meltdown, massive spending on NASA in the future isn’t going to appear likely. I am frightened about that as perfectly as funding for the relaxation of the Moon, Mars and Outside of program. In final week’s presidential debate there was a telling minute when the moderator challenged the two candidates to make clear how the credit score crisis would adjust their priorities, and neither of them had an solution. I am fearful that whoever wins in November, NASA might be piece of that respond to..

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