An interesting article on NASA's budget limitations and the hard choices that it might be forced to make in the coming decade. The thrust of the article (as the title might suggest) is on whether this is just an exercise to accelerate abandonment of the space station and shuttle programs, and renege on the plans for Mars later on.
"Pike said he was skeptical of the administration's motives in articulating the moon-Mars plan. He noted that a new moon landing would not take place until at least 11 years after the end of a possible second Bush term.
He went so far as to indicate that the plan is a Trojan Horse for killing the shuttle and station -- and that the moon-Mars initiative will never materialize beyond 'paying contractors for artwork.'"
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