azzey
02-18-2007, 11:39 PM
The US space agency says work will start in 2020 when astronauts will return to the moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission since 1972. The base will initially be designed to be inhabited for 30-day periods, which will eventually increased to 6-month periods. NASA states their goal is to eventually allow for the colonization of the moon and to house permanent residents.
In related news, NASA has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed-Martin to build the next generation of spacecraft called Orion. The craft will return to the Apollo 'capsule' design rather than the current reusable design. The first mission with the new ship will be in 2014, and the shuttle will eventually be used to travel to and from the moon in 2020.
I guess Google needs to get their act together (http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html) :D
More information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6210154.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5304086.stm
In related news, NASA has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed-Martin to build the next generation of spacecraft called Orion. The craft will return to the Apollo 'capsule' design rather than the current reusable design. The first mission with the new ship will be in 2014, and the shuttle will eventually be used to travel to and from the moon in 2020.
I guess Google needs to get their act together (http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html) :D
More information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6210154.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5304086.stm