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Americans Back Missions to Moon, Mars

Tuesday, 03 October 2006

(angus reid) - Many adults in the United States are in favour of the goals set by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), according to a poll by Gallup for The Space Foundation for The Coalition for Space Exploration. 66 per cent of respondents support NASA’s new plan if its budget does not exceed one per cent of the federal budget.

In January 2004, U.S. president George W. Bush announced a plan to build a space station on the moon by 2015, which would be used as a starting point for missions to remote destinations such as Mars. Early financing for the program would total $12 billion U.S., but the final cost will likely be much higher. NASA is also expected to build a replacement for the space shuttle, and complete the assembly of the International Space Station. Read More

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