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

This is a weblog devoted to the U.S. space application and the return to the Moon. In some ways, the future is reminiscent of the moonshot days of the 1960s. The new rocket would have an Apollo-like capsule on top notch. Astronauts would 1st fly in that ship in 2015 but stay in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. After there, astronauts would create a base camp and sooner or later journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is relatively disparaging, it is not a hatchet profession, but it does paint NASA as aged, drained, a bit lacking in focus. Let us hope they are mistaken. The only issue in this report that has me seriously anxious is this part about the present-day and shortly-to-be price range atmosphere:The two presidential nominees and many in Congress say they want to hold the shuttle flying previous the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But executing so would be expensive, and given the latest personal meltdown, major spending on NASA in the future will not appear to be very likely. I’m worried about that as well as funding for the relaxation of the Moon, Mars and Over and above program. In final week’s presidential discussion there was a telling instant when the moderator challenged the two candidates to clarify how the credit score crisis would alter their priorities, and neither of them had an response. I’m anxious that whoever wins in November, NASA could possibly be aspect of that response..