NASA unveils plan to get back to moon
It's been a year and a half since Bush's random pledge to get the United States back on the moon by 2020 and to Mars soon after, and NASA has finally divulged its plan to return to the moon at the tune of $100 billion.
As the story says, this plan isn't likely to get the friendliest reception in Congress, which is busy trying to cobble together enough funds for two wars and cleanup from one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
Add to that the fact NASA is still clueless on how they can prevent launch debris from jeopardizing the safety of shuttle astronauts, and the space program has a steep uphill battle to get funding for this project.
I want to get Americans back on the moon, but given the timeframe for the plan, it disappoints me how limited our ability at space travel still is and likely always will be. I feel very unfortunate that we'll still be splashing around the edges of space for the rest of my lifetime.
As the story says, this plan isn't likely to get the friendliest reception in Congress, which is busy trying to cobble together enough funds for two wars and cleanup from one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.
Add to that the fact NASA is still clueless on how they can prevent launch debris from jeopardizing the safety of shuttle astronauts, and the space program has a steep uphill battle to get funding for this project.
I want to get Americans back on the moon, but given the timeframe for the plan, it disappoints me how limited our ability at space travel still is and likely always will be. I feel very unfortunate that we'll still be splashing around the edges of space for the rest of my lifetime.
posted by Nick Beadle at 12:25 PM
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