That appears to be a shift from the space policy set in motion by the Bush administration, which proposed first returning to the moon by 2020 and then eventually going to Mars a decade or two later.

Mr Bolden did not rule out using the moon as a stepping stone to Mars and beyond. But he talked more about Mars than the moon as Nasa was still celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Mr Bolden said Nasa and other federal officials had too many conflicting views about how to get to Mars, including the existing Constellation project begun under President George W. Bush.

That project calls for returning to the moon first, with a moon rocket design that Mr Bolden’s predecessor called « Apollo on steroids. » Nasa has already spent $6.9 billion on that plan.

« We cannot continue to survive on the path that we are on right now, » Mr Bolden told employees in a televised speech.

A new independent commission is reviewing that plan and alternatives to it.

résultat : il enterre la Lune, ce qui est plutôt un bien.... et se décide mollement pour Mars..

il a décidé de rester longtemps avec des décisions de normand pareil en tout cas Orion est mort : il l’était déjà remarquez !

le plus beau crash de ces derniers mois :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGcA7oL0QYo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fvideosearch%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26rls%3Dfr%2Dfr%26q%3Dorion%2520test%26oe%3DUTF%2D8%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF%2D8%26sa%3DN%26hl%3Dfr%26tab%3Dwv&feature=player_embedded