webfact Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Trump wants to send U.S. astronauts back to moon, someday Mars By Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump holds a space astronaut toy as he participates in a signing ceremony for Space Policy Directive at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S. December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At a time when China is working on an ambitious lunar programme, President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States will remain the leader in space exploration as he began a process to return Americans to the moon. "We are the leader and we're going to stay the leader, and we're going to increase it many fold," Trump said in signing "Space Policy Directive 1" that establishes a foundation for a mission to the moon with an eye on going to Mars. "This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars," Trump said. "And perhaps, someday, to many worlds beyond." Back in June, China's space official said the country was making “preliminary” preparations to send a man to the moon, the latest goal in China’s ambitious lunar exploration programme. Trump's signing ceremony for the directive included former lunar astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Harrison Schmitt and current astronaut Peggy Whitson, whose 665 days in orbit is more time in space than any other American and any other woman worldwide. The ceremony also featured a moon rock 3.8 billion years old collected by Schmitt's Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Trump said he was taking a giant step towards "reclaiming America's proud destiny in space." "And space has so much to do with so many other applications, including a military application," he said without elaboration. In approving the new policy, Trump abandoned what had been a goal of his predecessor, Democrat Barack Obama, who in 2010 backed a plan to send humans to a near-earth asteroid. NASA said initial funding for the new policy would be included in its budget request for fiscal year 2019. “NASA looks forward to supporting the president’s directive strategically aligning our work to return humans to the moon, travel to Mars and opening the deeper solar system beyond,” said acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot in a statement. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Lisa Shumaker) -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-12-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Seriously Donald, did you miss it the last time we went, or was that fake news back then and now you want to prove that we really can do it He want's to go back to the moon because it is a bright shiny thing that he can see, so no scientific knowledge or understanding is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Donald, please be the first on that rocket. You could even name it after yourself in a claim for eternity, Trump Tours ( one way only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Luney tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I guess the Moon and Mars are the few places where he has not insulted the leaders or upset the residents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I think he just wants to grab some ass in zero-gravity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Trump should not be making any policy decisions. He should be out of office, and back to doing what he's familiar with: getting tens of millions of dollars of dirty money from Russian Oligarchs, and ripping off contractors who work on his buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Yeah! No he is starting to understand his qualities. When we can´t make America great again, then we just concentrate on another piece of land. I´ve heard that there ain´t same many inhabitants that protest against his ideas on the Moon. Maybe he can move his office permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: Is this the saddest photo of POTUS ever taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 33 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said: Is this the saddest photo of POTUS ever taken? It's a matter of context. In the hands of any other POTUS (even Herbert Hoover) it could be inspirational. He's seeking (for his own cynical ends) and failing to get, that "Kennedy" moment: "We choose to go to the Moon....etc" Edited December 12, 2017 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 He was probably thinking: "Ich bin ein Jerusalemer" last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 It's appropriate for his mental age..........now where's that dinosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidream Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 JUst great- no real plan to provide universal healthcare to Americans struggling under high insurance premiums and losing their homes because they can't afford to pay the hospital. No plan for infrastructure which is crumbling and if funded will put thousand of people to work. No plan for free college tuition while Americans become indebted to banks and the Government for 20 years trying to repay tuition and other college loans. However, it will be OK to spend almost a Trillion Dollars to send humans to the Moon and Mars while humans on Earth struggle to exist. Let's make the Moon and Mars great again??!! Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State had it exactly right when he called Trump - 'A freaking moron' (hint- he used another word for freaking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) All about as real as his imaginary wall. Sad. Yes, there are power shifts in the world. But there are ways to deal with that gracefully and diplomatically, and then there's bull (sheit) in a China shop denture donald. Edited December 12, 2017 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidream Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Yes, he wants $20 Billion to pay for a useless border wall. A complete waste of money and sends the wrong kind of message except to the alt right who is trying to push a racist and bigoted agenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Enoon said: In the hands of any other POTUS (even Herbert Hoover) it could be inspirational. In the hands of any other POTUS it would look much smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 No, actually it's the other way .... the US wants to send Trump to the moon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, the guest said: No, actually it's the other way .... the US wants to send Trump to the moon ! I'd be happy just to lock him up in his golden tower in Manhattan. He can get all the Big Macs, Diet Cokes, and television he wants in there (A LOT). Won't be much different for him than in the white house and he can even have a fake Andrew Jackson painting made, so don't cry for him ... Edited December 12, 2017 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukeeboy Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Trump is the best US President since JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 3 hours ago, WorriedNoodle said: Is this the saddest photo of POTUS ever taken? I suspect that may be a woman astronaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The baby man has zero credibility. He's an international laughing stock. Even when he does keep easily kept promises such as some lip service about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, his motivations are correctly seen as corrupt and self serving. The sooner that orange human stain says bye bye to Washington the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 59 minutes ago, milwaukeeboy said: Trump is the best US President since JFK. Sure he is....and I am selling all my Bitcoins for 10 dollars each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, milwaukeeboy said: Trump is the best US President since JFK. Not really much in common, although both of them had white nationalist isolationist (fascist) fathers, but only one of them became a white nationalist isolationist (fascist) president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, milwaukeeboy said: Trump is the best US President since JFK. Can only hope he meets the same fate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foozool Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, webfact said: "This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars," Trump said. I'm afraid that it won't happen (no budget) to go to moon anymore after your "tax reform". By the budget at the time perhaps astronauts will only reach the Earth orbit. Nothing beyond that. Edited December 12, 2017 by Foozool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Can only hope he meets the same fate!Oh no you di'int! Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 The US is going to invade the moon now?? Hope he goes with the astronauts on a one-way ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmypassword Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The real reason Trump is proposing a new moon program is that it gives him an excuse to cut satellites being used to monitor earth. The kind of think that provides evidence of anthropogenic global warming. White House proposes $19.1 billion NASA budget, cuts Earth science and education The White House’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal seeks to cancel five NASA Earth science projects and confirms plans to shut down the agency’s education office as part of more than $560 million in cuts from 2017. http://spacenews.com/white-house-proposes-19-1-billion-nasa-budget-cuts-earth-science-and-education/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said: The real reason Trump is proposing a new moon program is that it gives him an excuse to cut satellites being used to monitor earth. The kind of think that provides evidence of anthropogenic global warming. White House proposes $19.1 billion NASA budget, cuts Earth science and education The White House’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal seeks to cancel five NASA Earth science projects and confirms plans to shut down the agency’s education office as part of more than $560 million in cuts from 2017. http://spacenews.com/white-house-proposes-19-1-billion-nasa-budget-cuts-earth-science-and-education/ Knowing Trump's priorities, he can use the savings for one nuclear aircraft carrier at $12.8 billion, six littoral combat ships at $500 million each and six guided missile frigates at $500 million each. Or one Virginia-class nuclear submarine at $17.6 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 2:34 PM, milwaukeeboy said: Trump is the best US President since JFK. Why, what has he done better than others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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