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Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

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NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."

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Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."

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Space CEOs outlined how their tech would help the US explore Mars amid the Trump administration’s focus on the Red Planet during remarks at the Commercial Space Conference on Wednesday in DC.  Dual use: Blue Origin is developing its Blue Moon lander to reach the lunar surface—but CEO Dave Limp said Blue Moon could become Blue Mars pretty easily. Everything from engines to the tech to refuel in orbit could be reused for a crewed or cargo mission …

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New Space Subcommittee Chair Backs Moon First, Then Mars

Congressman Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), the new chair of the House space subcommittee, is fully behind the current plan to return astronauts to the Moon before going to Mars. President Trump’s inaugural declaration about sending people to Mars and his close association with Elon Musk has spurred a lot of chatter that the Administration might eschew the Moon and focus only on Mars, but Congress has long championed a return to the Moon first and that…

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