Monthly Archives: October 2017

Why We Go To The Moon – A Mission Statement

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Paul Spudis

I have a new blog post up at Air & Space on the need for a “mission statement” for our return to the lunar surface.  I advocated this during the VSE days, but lost that argument.  I believe this to … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Space Turkey

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Paul Spudis

Throwing a wrench into NASA’s engine of progress may not have been the intent of Vice President Pence’s first meeting of the National Space Council with his announcement that a human return to the lunar surface is the new direction … Continue reading →

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