webfact Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Trump administration calls for putting Americans back on moon by 2024 By Joey Roulette FILE PHOTO - An attendee watches a video showing U.S. Vice President Mike Pence as he speaks at AIPAC in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, speaking on behalf of the Trump administration, announced on Tuesday an accelerated goal of putting Americans back on the moon within five years "by any means necessary," a challenge accepted by NASA's top official. Pence, chairing a meeting of the administration's National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama, declared, "We're in a space race today, just as we were in the 1960s." NASA had previously been aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface by the year 2028, after first putting a "Gateway" station in orbit around the moon by 2024 as a stepping stone for the next attempt at a crewed lunar landing.The U.S. Apollo program, the space agency's forerunner to the current effort at returning humans to Earth's natural satellite, tallied six manned missions to the moon between 1969 and 1972. So far, only two other nations have carried out controlled "soft" landings on the moon - the former Soviet Union and China - but those were with unmanned robot vehicles. "We will be the first nation to return astronauts to the moon in the 21st century," Pence said. "It is the stated policy of this administration and the United States of America to return American astronauts to the moon within the next five years." Pence's remarks first caused some confusion over whether a "return" to the moon necessarily meant landing astronauts on the moon or putting them into lunar orbit by 2024. But NASA officials later clarified that a moon landing within five years was, indeed, the stated objective. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a Twitter post: "Challenge accepted. Now let's get to work." Bridenstine also said NASA on Tuesday had issued its first "task order" for commercial delivery services to the moon, adding that nine U.S. companies under contract with NASA were bidding to deliver the first set of science instruments and technical demonstrations to the lunar surface. NASA has already set its sights on the moon's south pole for renewed human exploration, a region believed to hold enough ice water to be recovered for use in synthesizing additional rocket fuel. The moon in turn is seen by NASA as a key stepping stone on the way to an eventual manned mission to Mars. (Reporting by Joey Roulette in Orlando, Florida; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Sandra Maler) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-03-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: of putting Americans back on the moon within five years Trump should be the first to be put on the moon ... ( one way ticket only ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 space exploration is rational, but this 'space race' with china is horribly childish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Build a Trump Tower there, one suite, one guest ……..the owner !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: Pence's remarks first caused some confusion over whether a "return" to the moon necessarily meant landing astronauts on the moon or putting them into lunar orbit by 2024. But NASA officials later clarified that a moon landing within five years was, indeed, the stated objective. The confusion is serious. In August 2018, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced that astronauts could fly to the lunar space station as early as 2024. The Deep Space Gateway was renamed the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway in February 2018, when NASA made its 2019 budget request. That document also suggested that the International Space Station should conclude operations in 2024 to make budgetary room for the gateway. https://www.space.com/43018-lunar-orbital-platform-gateway.html In February 2019, NASA announced that it is planning to build the Gateway, a mini-space station that would orbit the moon — for no apparent reason. There’s no certainty as to when it would be built, what it would be used for or why it is needed. Half a billion dollars are already dedicated to the Gateway this fiscal year without any obvious plan to do anything with the money except spend it. https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/build-moon-base-as-gateway-to-manned-mars-exploration/article_45588502-094b-11e9-86a4-8f29c97b03e6.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I'm sure that the unemployed and homeless will be overjoyed with this news. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 “space exploration is rational, but this 'space race' with china is horribly childish” Can you see the dark side from Earth ? Of course not. If Chinese set up a nuclear missile platform on the dark side, will not be visible from Earth. The problem is due to small gravity of moon, missiles don’t need to be large and could reach Earth fast and easy. It is possible to take nuclear missiles to moon by a not too big carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Very easy to put more men on the moon for a few days but will achieve very little. But for a sustainable and permanently maned scientific research base on the moon the following would be needed: Rockets to launch Men (& women), supplies, and vast amounts of fuel, to; Earth orbiting platform that is a hub for storage, assembly, repair and a transfer station. Space vans, reusable for travelling vehicles between earth and lunar orbiters (minimum 3, one for rescue if one breaks down and is one out of action). A lunar orbiter Moon landers (3 as per (3.) above) Moon Base(s) that could permanently be maned Moon vehicles All feasible but will cost probably a hell of a lot more than his "Wall", and probably the most expensive item being the earth orbiting platform, yet we have one already, the ISS ...but it is internationally owned which makes more sense for it to be an international project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Build a wall first, men on the moon gonna do the USA no good. We already got space blankets and tang, nothing more good is coming from putting any more men on the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 The UK is getting ahead in the space race, and Pence knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 How about instead of that pork bellie distraction we start getting serious about knowing the oceans it’s close and would be of benefit to mankind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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