NASA Won't Get Money for Moon Mission

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President Obama's budget proposal due out next week will not include money for NASA to fund a new mission to the moon, it was reported Wednesday.

There will be no funding for the Constellation program, which was to return humans to the moon by 2020, or the Ares I rocket, the replacement for the space shuttle, the Los Angeles Times reported.

"We certainly don't need to go back to the moon," one administration official told the paper.

Instead, the White House will direct NASA to develop new technology "designed to someday enable human exploration of asteroids and the inner solar system."

The space agency will also devote resources to earth-bound projects, such as researching and monitoring climate change.

In addition, the administration planned to extend the life of the International Space Station to at least 2020.

Obama's proposed government spending freeze will not apply to NASA, the Times reported.

Filed Under: Obama Administration

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