U.S. can come to shelve plans for a permanent base on the moon. (Illustration: NASA) plans to send humans back to the moon by 2020 and establish a permanent moon base has been high on NASA's agenda. Testimonials from NASA's Chris Scolese to a convention committee this week suggests that manned missions to Mars will be a priority, john barleycorn duxford according to an article on the website of the journal New Scientist. Scolese, who heads NASA until President Barack Obama appoints a successor, was asked by the Committee about the proposed john barleycorn duxford 2010 budget john barleycorn duxford would put NASA to plan towards a new moon expedition in 2020. The representatives did not, however, a clear answer, and the way Scolese black are interpreted according to the article that NASA's plans is changing. NASA is now looking at anything less than a permanent base, but Scolese would not be specific john barleycorn duxford about talking about single missions or repeated lunar visits over a somewhat longer time. Ongoing studies are looking at various options. He also stressed that Mars is the ultimate goal in this game. Critics of the moon base strategy has recommended the abandonment of permanent base, shorter trips to the moon and focus on manned mission to Mars instead. A clarification may come in a few weeks, when Obama presents the detailed budget proposal for NASA's activities in 2010. Moon enthusiasts will now have to put their trust in Asia. Japan launched a few years back plans for a Japanese lunar base by 2030. Some also believe that China with its ambitious space program may be able to establish a moon base sometime in the future. ESA, the European equivalent of NASA and Russia also signed up for the race.
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