Re: going back to the moon
Originally Posted by
bakerman
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On the other hand, it feels like SOMETHING positive is happening when I read about the new Artemis moon/mars program.
Agreed. When I looked it up I found it was president obama who initiated this project, back in 2010:
The*space policy of the Barack Obama administrationwas announced by U.S. President*Barack Obama*on April 15, 2010, at a major space policy speech at*Kennedy Space Center.[1]*He committed to increasing*NASAfunding by $6 billion over five years and completing the design of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle by 2015 and to begin construction thereafter.
He also predicted a U.S.-crewed orbital*Mars*mission by the mid-2030s, preceded by the*Asteroid Redirect Mission*by 2025. In response to concerns over job losses, Obama promised a $40 million effort to help*Space Coast*workers affected by the cancellation of the*Space Shuttle program*and*Constellation program.