Obama backs Moon return in NASA budget

It would really suck if he didn't back this. Im glad he's an open minded guy who cares about our progress reaching out into the universe. I cant wait to see the launches of the new spacecraft.

don't waste money on a piece of rock . better use it for mars

And good for him - we must return to manned exploration and the moon is a logical first step in this second space age. First the Moon, then Mars, then the outer planets and moons. We need to find a way to leave this planet sooner or later - A speech from the show "Babylon 5" is as good an argument why as anything (And I am paraphrasing from memory here) : "We have to leave Earth becuse sooner or latyer, maybe in a million years, our sun will expand and turn Earth into a dead cinder. If we allow that to happen without spreading out to the stars it won't just be us that dies - it will be Einstei... [More]

becuse sooner or latyer, maybe in a million years, our sun will expand and turn Earth into a dead cinder. If we allow that to happen without spreading out to the stars it won't just be us that dies It's not a million years, it's predicted to be about 4+ billion years.

Good news. The moon is the first step. Once we go there the next step is Mars. I can't wait for the new shuttles too. Hope they will be the next step in space travel.

Over 40 years, not 50 years, since we last set foot on the moon

Over 40 years, not 50 years, since we last set foot on the moon True, but by the time they get back in 2020 (hopefully) it will have been over 50 years. Cz

I always thought it was stupid to stop going to the moon in the first place. We could of already had a base there and been to mars already. I`m glad to see we are going back,as i was born a year before moon landings.