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December 22nd, 2009, 14:40
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Reporting on a White House and NASA meeting last Wednesday, sources say that the President has decided to give NASA an additional $1 billion in 2011. The extra funding will serve to create a new, simpler heavy lift rocket, as well as to increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.
The objective is to have the heavy rocket (http://gizmodo.com/tag/heavyrocket/) ready for a 2018 launch, while Europe, Japan, and Canada would develop a lunar lander and moon base modules with their own billions. While this may make some NASA fans sad—after the US single-handely arrived to the Moon (http://gizmodo.com/5317057/first-new-images-of-the-apollo-landing-sites-in-40-years/gallery/)—I'm convinced that the collaboration with other countries is the only way to move forward in manned space exploration (http://gizmodo.com/5247705/why-we-need-to-reach-the-stars-and-we-will).
I mean, the Klingons will be here any minute, people! Let's get on with the program. And where the **** is Kirk (http://gizmodo.com/5114714/can-young-kirk-really-survive-the-car-jump-in-the-new-star-trek)? [Science Magazine (http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/12/exclusiveobama.html)]
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Reporting on a White House and NASA meeting last Wednesday, sources say that the President has decided to give NASA an additional $1 billion in 2011. The extra funding will serve to create a new, simpler heavy lift rocket, as well as to increase the fleet of satellites controlling Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.
The objective is to have the heavy rocket (http://gizmodo.com/tag/heavyrocket/) ready for a 2018 launch, while Europe, Japan, and Canada would develop a lunar lander and moon base modules with their own billions. While this may make some NASA fans sad—after the US single-handely arrived to the Moon (http://gizmodo.com/5317057/first-new-images-of-the-apollo-landing-sites-in-40-years/gallery/)—I'm convinced that the collaboration with other countries is the only way to move forward in manned space exploration (http://gizmodo.com/5247705/why-we-need-to-reach-the-stars-and-we-will).
I mean, the Klingons will be here any minute, people! Let's get on with the program. And where the **** is Kirk (http://gizmodo.com/5114714/can-young-kirk-really-survive-the-car-jump-in-the-new-star-trek)? [Science Magazine (http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/12/exclusiveobama.html)]
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