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

This is a blog site devoted to the U.S. area system and the return to the Moon. In some approaches, the 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 keep in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. Once there, astronauts would establish a base camp and gradually journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is instead disparaging, it is really not a hatchet job, but it does paint NASA as aged, exhausted, a bit lacking in concentrate. Let’s hope they’re wrong. The only factor in this report that has me truly frightened is this aspect about the recent and soon-to-be budget natural environment:The two presidential nominees and countless in Congress say they want to continue to keep the shuttle flying earlier the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But performing so would be high priced, and provided the latest economical meltdown, big investing on NASA in the upcoming isn’t going to seem to be probable. I am apprehensive about that as very well as funding for the relaxation of the Moon, Mars and Beyond method. In last week’s presidential debate there was a telling second when the moderator challenged equally candidates to clarify how the credit score crisis would switch their priorities, and neither of them had an answer. I’m concerned that whoever wins in November, NASA may be part of that response..