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Senate puts NASA on notice over Mars mission
- PeterCorless 3y agoIn case anyone wants a timeline of past pledges and goals: George W Bush [14 Jan 2004]: Moon by 2020. [https://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/bush_vision.html https://www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/bush_vision.html] Barack Obama [11 Oct 2016]: Mars by 2030s. [https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/opinions/america-will-take-giant-leap-to-mars-barack-obama/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/opinions/america-will-take-gi...] Donald Trump [22 Sep 2019]: "We're going to Mars" [date unspecified]; Moon "not so exciting" but return by 2024 [https://www.space.com/trump-us-space-program-nasa-moon-mars-and-australia.html https://www.space.com/trump-us-space-program-nasa-moon-mars-...] Joe Biden administration [28 Mar 2022]: "Our plan is for humans to walk on Mars by 2040." — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/nasa-2023-biden-budget-scn/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/nasa-2023-biden-budg...]
- PeterCorless 3y agoCurrently Artemis II launch is scheduled to go to the moon [at least orbit it] in Nov 2024. Artemis III, the first new era landing, would be 2026. Originally Artemis III was supposed to launch by 2024. So everything is likely to get pushed back [again].