Nasa press release:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-space-policy-directiv...The Repubs and Dems have been playing political football (um, soccer) with the National Space Council.
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The Space Policy Directive 1, as it's called, was based
on recommendations of the National Space Council, which
Trump directed to reestablish in June to advise and help
implement his space policy with exploration as a national
priority.
The council was first created in 1989 during the
administration of President George H.W. Bush but later
disbanded in 1993 under President Bill Clinton.
It marked a return to the vision of President George W.
Bush, whose Constellation program aimed to return
astronauts to the moon by 2020 and then go on to Mars.
However, Constellation was cancelled in 2010 by then-
President Barack Obama, on the grounds that Americans
"have been there before" and that "there's a lot more of
space to explore."
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Here's hoping that whoever follows Trump leaves the Space Policy Directive in place. Regardless, the US has by far and away the most planned and funded future moon missions:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_the_Moon#F... – China, Japan, and India are ramping up.
[0] http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201712/12/WS5a2f3829a3108bc8c...
