Projected costs $ 1040, aerospace technical progress so that the Moon is 30 years ago to save nearly half a
Since 1972 Apollo program last flight around the world since the end of lunar exploration entered a period of relative silence. Today, the moon landing plans start again. NASA has announced that the United States will year 2018 to return to the moon.
NASA Secretary Michael · Griffin announced 19, United States plans to return to the Moon in 2018, the Moon is estimated to cost us $ 1040. Griffin said, costly hurricanes "Katrina" reconstruction should not affect the implementation of the Moon, and stressed that the Moon is planned costs only 30 years ago, the United States "Apollo" project 55% of the moon.
The moon does not seek additional funding
Griffin day at News Conference, the new moon will take and 1961, the Apollo program similar to the strategy, the spacecraft will humans on the moon. The difference is that the new moon plans to put 4 astronaut on the Moon, let them stay on the moon to a week or so, the Apollo program.
On the funding issue, Griffin said: "the Moon project is a long-term investment. We deal with the short-term should not be at the expense of good for long-term investment for the future. When we encounter the hurricane, we will not cut the development goals of the air force, or reduce Navy development goals, of course, the we would not have to cut NASA's development goals. ”
"The United States will also encounter many hurricanes or other natural disaster, but I hope the ' Katrina ' stop coming. "Griffin also indicated that NASA will not seek additional funding, will make full use of each of the 160 million budget to complete new moon plan preparation process.
United States House of representatives majority leader Tom · de les also said that the United States have the ability to deal with terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina like "natural disaster" at the same time as the development of space flight program.
A new generation of spacecraft under development
Return to the Moon, you first need to solve the problem of delivery vehicles. Although the Apollo manned spacecraft is on the products of 1960s, but the future of human lunar spacecraft has and it surprisingly similar. However, as was used by the Saturn v rocket has been discontinued for more than 30 years, NASA must find new large rocket to humans on the Moon again.
After the demonstration, the Moon Launcher will consist of five space shuttle's main engines and large propulsion rocket. Rocket up to 40-story building, a deadweight of up to 125 tons, almost comparable to the five-and Saturn. At the same time, in order to find 2010 decommissioning of shuttle alternatives, NASA engineers are developing a new generation of manned exploration vehicle (CEV).
NASA planned new spacecraft into manned space and loading class, for security reasons, they will be located at the top of the rocket. Manned part including astronauts and Rover, contents section includes goods, propulsion systems and Lunar Lander. They are composed of two rocket launch.
Contents of the tank will be launched, and subsequently launched into Earth orbit manned central cabin. After that, the spacecraft will advance the system enters the ring month orbit. Astronauts will build on the lander in the lower part of the four legs of the landing platform on the Moon, "soft landing" of the lander at the top of the flight deck will completion in astronauts will they send loopback-track. Spacecraft will return to the ground with the parachute, the landing site is most likely located in California's Edward air force base, but also possible on the water landing.
Griffin says, the new spacecraft will use space shuttle parts such as the booster rocket, engine and fuel tank, etc. It is understood that this will make full use of the NASA original human, and may reduce the Kennedy Space Center launch site conversion scale.
The next step would be to Mars
Griffin said, if all goes well, the first astronauts will be manned by the year 2018. NASA's Moon is the beginning of last year based on President Bush to engage the United States who return to the Moon by 2020 vision. Bush also pointed out that the new design of the manned spacecraft sent people to the moon will be coming to Mars and even outer space manned flight of the first step.
According to Griffin, new moon plans first four astronauts on the Moon, they will stay a week on the Moon, the use of the moon on all available resources to build a moon base. According to NASA's vision and planning future astronauts may stay on the Moon, half a year or so for more scientific research.
Apollo program: United States brilliant Moon exploration
Apollo program is NASA in the 1960s and 1970s to complete the landing. The first manned Apollo flight because of the tragic accident but was delayed. At a time in the exercise, spacecraft suddenly catch fire, resulting in the deaths of the three astronauts. Then, after several unmanned flight of Earth's orbit, 1968 Oct. 11, Apollo 7, finally carrying 3 astronauts circling the Earth flight 163 circle.
Made the first manned lunar exploration step is Apollo 8, it enters the Earth's orbit from a wound around the Moon orbit around the Moon, in complete safety of flight after return to Earth. July 1969, the Apollo 11 moon landing, finally, to gradually promote's Apollo program in full swing, Armstrong became the first man on the Moon, the United States in the exploration of the Moon was the most brilliant results. December 1972, the Apollo program's last flight-Apollo 17, the moon to date, there have been 12 astronauts to the Moon's surface.
The Apollo program, due to various reasons, human lunar exploration has entered a "quiet period". During this period, the world is not on the Moon for a new detection. Until the 1994 and 1998, the United States launched the "Clemente Ting" and the "Lunar Prospector" month
Ball probes on the Moon surface, resources, such as water ice, the detection and faster, "well, again," a new era of lunar exploration.
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