NASA Plans Return to Moon by 2020

Society | September 19, 2005, Monday // 00:00

The US space agency NASA has announced plans to return to the Moon by 2020.

NASA administrator Michael Griffin said four astronauts would be sent in a new space shuttle, in a project that would cost USD 104 B.

NASA sent several manned missions to the Moon between 1969 and 1972. A total of twelve astronauts walked on the Moon.

Different modules could be launched separately into space then joined together for the journey to lunar orbit, as with the Apollo missions.

The new missions would use rocket technology used for the space shuttle to cut the costs of development.

NASA is charged with implementing the vision for space exploration, laid out in January 2004 by US President George W. Bush.

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