A base on the moon?

WASHINGTON � President Bush (search) wants to send Americans back to the moon � and may leave a permanent presence there � in a bold new vision for space exploration, administration officials said yesterday.

The return to the moon would be for the purpose of technological advancements in technology, including energy exploration and testing a military rocket engine.

And a permanent presence likely will include robots and communication satellites.

But beyond the nuts and bolts, Bush's call for a return to space would give Americans something new to hope for - amid a period of permanent anxiety about terrorism. It would also help move NASA beyond last February's space shuttle Columbia disaster.

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Is it a pipe-dream or could this become reality? Can we afford this and a war on terror?

If Bush announces this on December 17, would it be for real? Or just a distraction?

Isn't there a U.N. treaty signed by U.S.S.R. and U.S. during the cold war agreeing not to establish any kind of base on moon?

ah, so this is the US response to China's annoucement that they would make moon station This is great, I hope it starts off another space race.

Originally posted by Mycroft

Is it a pipe-dream or could this become reality? Can we afford this and a war on terror?

If Bush announces this on December 17, would it be for real? Or just a distraction?

If this is true it will be the only good thing Bush ever did.

Anyway, by the time a mission to the moon could be put together (barring an unexpected growth of American balls) Bush's administration and the War on Terruh will be ancient history...

we can't really know until that time arrives. And because its the 100th anniversary of powered flight it even might been a 'normal' craft maybe the aurora. but maybe it will be a moon / mars mission. So time will tell and we are hopeful on a good speech which benifits humankind.

its a ploy to help bushes falling ratings and the election is comming up... god say the us dont let bush win again

Maybe they'll use the TR-3B as the craft to reach to the moon...