Back to the Moon in 2014
NASA announced today the award of a contract for the building of a manned space flight craft to go back to the moon. The first Orion launch with humans on board is slated for 2014 with a lunar landing expected by no later than 2020, which will mark the first visit to the moon in 35 years.
As a long time follower of the Space Program, I’m glad we’re doing this. It’s about time. I had hoped we’d go back to the Moon in my lifetime. Hopefully , I’ll still be here in 2014, but that’s only a handfull of years away now.
I will note that I haven’t gone to check Richard Hoagland’s site yet, and he probably already has some conspiracy theory up there about some hyperdimensional relationship to the word ORION, the year 2014 and the number of years between visiting the moon (35 years).
But, I’m betting if it isn’t there, it will be soon as he can collect his thoughts and wangle some kind of religious connection to the ancient Egyptians, the Masons, Illuminati, NASA and President Bush (Senior as well as Junior).
I’ll await that with bated breath…
Aside from the general conspiracy theory ramifications that Hoagland and others like him will come up with, this is a good day for Lockheed Martin and the rerst of the government contractrs that will be working on the new space program.
Good on NASA and good on America. More jobs, more education and more time in space for us. Good luck to Lockheed, and good luck to NASA and good luck to those lucky enough to be chosen to go back to the Moon.
