SETI public: White House releases new space policy

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Date: Thu Jan 15 2004 - 06:51:01 PST

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White House releases new space policy
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Updated: Wed, Jan 14 5:21 PM ET (2221 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Jan 14 2:56 PM ET (1956 GMT)

President Bush called for an additional $1 billion in
funding Wednesday for NASA over the next five years to start
a new program that will lead to a human return to the Moon
between 2015 and 2020. "Human beings are headed into the
cosmos," Bush said in a speech at NASA Headquarters where he
announced the new policy. A fact sheet about the new space
policy, released by the White House in advance of the
President's speech, said that robotic missions to the Moon
would resume by 2008, with a human mission between 2015 and
2020. NASA would also develop a "Crew Exploration Vehicle"
that would be developed and tested by 2008, but not flown on
a manned mission until 2014. The International Space Station
would be completed by 2010, at which time the shuttle would
also be retired. The President will ask for $1 billion in
additional funding for NASA over the next five years to help
pay for the initial work on this project, although the bulk
of the funding — $11 billion — would come from reallocating
money from other, unspecified, NASA programs. Bush also
said he will create a commission led by former Air Force
Secretary Pete Aldridge to advise NASA on the implementation
of the new initiative. Other nations will also be invited
to participate in the venture; NASA administrator Sean
O'Keefe said at a press conference later Wednesday afternoon
that he has held preliminary discussions in the last day
with space agency officials in several nations.

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