Report: NASA Eyes Moon for Future Space Base

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NASA is reportedly mulling the construction of a floating Moon base that would serve as a launching site for manned missions to Mars and other destinations more distant than any humans have traveled to so far.

The Orlando Sentinel reported over the weekend that the proposed outpost, called a "gateway spacecraft," would support "a small astronaut crew and function as a staging area for future missions to the moon and Mars."

The newspaper cited documents it obtained pertaining to a White House briefing on the idea given by NASA administrator Charles Bolden earlier in September. The Sentinel noted that it was "unclear" whether the Obama administration supported the project.

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[mjf]

The tin can they are thinking of send people to Mars looks incredibly small for such a long mission. This is what they need

 

[LittleJay]

I would imagine the US gov't would have to borrow more money to fund such a NASA project? Aren't they deep enough in debt already?

 

[gladson1976]

Nah, this is what they need

the proposed outpost, called a "gateway spacecraft," would support "a small astronaut crew and function as a staging area for future missions to the moon and Mars."