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Title: Trump's improbable moonshot
Post by: corbe on February 19, 2020, 12:05:45 am

Trump's improbable moonshot

Miriam Kramer

6 hours ago

NASA is unlikely to meet its deadline of sending astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2024, even with a large influx of funding.

Why it matters: The Artemis mission to send people back to the Moon is the Trump administration's flagship space policy, and its aggressive, politically-motivated timeline is its hallmark.

However, Congress isn't sold on the idea that NASA should or can return to the Moon in four years and has been reluctant to fund that plan, instead favoring a 2028 landing instead.

If President Trump isn't re-elected, Artemis' future hangs in the balance, as new administrations have changed goalposts for NASA to differentiate themselves from those that came before.

What's happening: The Trump administration is requesting about $35 billion over the next four years for the Artemis program.

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https://www.axios.com/trump-artemis-mission-moonshot-96a0094c-0a8f-4bbd-9b2e-9fceda665174.html (https://www.axios.com/trump-artemis-mission-moonshot-96a0094c-0a8f-4bbd-9b2e-9fceda665174.html)

Title: Re: Trump's improbable moonshot
Post by: corbe on February 19, 2020, 12:16:20 am

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation majority members

Chairman Roger Wicker, John Thune, Roy Blunt, Ted Cruz, Deb Fischer, Jerry Moran, Dan Sullivan, Cory Gardner, Marsha Blackburn, Shelley Moore, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Todd Young, Rick Scott.

   Now I know what committee Cocaine Mitch hides the Conservatives on.