[PIF]

Actually it was far more than a campaign promise ... There were lots of hearings and planning within NASA. It died because the Dems would not fund it.

See here for President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/moontomars/index.htm for pdf.

[Dr. Sivana]

Actually it was far more than a campaign promise ... There were lots of hearings and planning within NASA.

At the time, his poll numbers were falling, and it seemed like a thin ploy to do something JFK-esque. However, 2030 was a little far off for it to really sound meaningful.