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The program to send humans back into space, dubbed Constellation, was launched by former US president George W Bush in 2004, with the goal of sending astronauts to Mars in 2020.
But in an executive summary of its report, a White House commission named by President Barack Obama to review the US manned space program, said the current schedule was unachievable.
astronauts back to the moon, the committee said that a robust human space flight program would cost $US3 billion ($3.5 billion) more than the $US18 billion ($21 billion) currently in NASA's budget.
Originally posted by scubagravy
I was so looking forward to this happening in my lifetime, shame the government has to intervene, but i suppose the cash has to come from somewhere.
We will never go back to the moon for as long as the goverment is stuck on Uranus......
The panel, chaired by retired Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine, includes executives, scientists and ex-astronauts. It posted a summary report Tuesday on both White House and NASA web sites.
Originally posted by Total Package
Well what a shock... it appears NASA will no longer be going to the moon...
Originally posted by Loke.
Just the thread title is a joke in my opinion, US never went to the moon and its all a hoax. Just the idea of getting through the Van Allen belt is unrealistic to not say directly stupid taking in consideration of the technology US had available to them at that time.
Originally posted by stanislas
Failure to launch: Obama space panel says Bush's $100 billion plan moon return plan won't fly
link
Now from this site:
From 1959 onwards it cost $100 Billion to set man on the moon.
I think I may be naive but doesn’t something seem wrong with this? there must be more to this seriously!
Originally posted by Loke.
Just the idea of getting through the Van Allen belt is unrealistic to not say directly stupid taking in consideration of the technology US had available to them at that time.
Originally posted by Total Package
Give me a break. If you seriously think we are trying to go to the moon at all... then you are as gullible as the people that think Rolex watches for $50 in Asia are genuine.