[meteorite-list] Re: NASA to Unveil Plans to Send 4 Astronauts to Moon in 2018

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 15 15:36:11 2005
Message-ID: <200509151934.j8FJYwu20387_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> So, getting to the moon with the technology of the 50s/60s takes less than a decade, but getting to
> the moon with the technology of the 2000s takes 15 years?
>

There's currently no 'space race' like there was in the 1950s/1960s. Also,
this plan will land 4 astronauts on the lunar surface, as opposed to the
Apollo's two. And they are targeting the harder-to-reach polar regions to
take advantage of ice resources, where Apollo went to more easily reached
equatorial regions.

Ron Baalke
Received on Thu 15 Sep 2005 03:34:58 PM PDT