It's Official, NASA Is Going Back To The Moon. And So Is Everyone Else!
On October 5th, 2017, US Vice President Mike Pence announced that NASA is going back to the Moon. He didn’t provide any other details, just some kind of moonward directed space exploration. And it turns out they won’t be the only ones. The Moon is going to be a busy busy place.
It's Official, NASA Is Going Back To The Moon. And So Is Everyone Else! (YouTube)
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oops, we've been there before, how many missions? It's the only logical place to do science and understand living in space.
The moon is definitive place to explore in terms of occupation. It has water, it's close, we'be b
I'll be more emphatic than you, Fraser -- I definitely think the Moon is the best mission goal. Foremost in my thinking are reasons such as your own -- that it'll be a lot easier to get to in case an emergency arises and because it is, in my thinking, the best place from which to build and expand upon our space capabilities by which we will launch future missions in the solar system, and perhaps beyond.
I see how you feel that way, but there is a huge army of people that work for NASA, so they can't just let them all go. That would be bad politically. So they'll continue to fund things and continue to change directions on their whims.
Hate to say it, but I'll believe it when I see it. I've got no confidence in Congress' ability to do (ie, fund) anything.