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The President has formally told NASA to send US astronauts back to the moon. "The directive I'm signing today will refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery," he said. No human has ventured out beyond low-Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 mission, 45 years ago.
John Logsdon, a space historian at The George Washington University, says Monday's announcement is not a surprise. "Now the question is whether the White House will propose, and the Congress appropriate the funds needed to turn the words into reality," Logsdon says. Indeed, actually getting the funding to achieve presidents' ambitious space goals is a perennial problem for NASA.
John Logsdon, a space historian at The George Washington University, says Monday's announcement is not a surprise. "Now the question is whether the White House will propose, and the Congress appropriate the funds needed to turn the words into reality," Logsdon says. Indeed, actually getting the funding to achieve presidents' ambitious space goals is a perennial problem for NASA.