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

This is a weblog devoted to the U.S. space plan 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 to begin with fly in that ship in 2015 but remain in Earth’s orbit, with a moon landing by 2020. As soon as there, astronauts would make a base camp and ultimately journey to Mars. But, sadly, most of this AP report is somewhat disparaging, it truly is not a hatchet work, but it does paint NASA as previous, exhausted, a bit missing in concentration. Let us hope they’re wrong. The only thing in this report that has me seriously frightened is this component about the recent and shortly-to-be funds environment:The two presidential nominees and a lot of in Congress say they want to preserve the shuttle flying prior the 2010 retirement date mandated by the Bush administration. But carrying out so would be pricey, and offered the present economic meltdown, huge spending on NASA in the long run will not appear to be likely. I am worried about that as well as funding for the rest of the Moon, Mars and Beyond method. In final week’s presidential debate there was a telling moment when the moderator challenged each candidates to clarify how the credit score crisis would change their priorities, and neither of them had an response. I am apprehensive that whoever wins in November, NASA could possibly be part of that reply..