Posted on 12/18/2025 10:06:57 PM PST by SmokingJoe
NEWS: Today, Trump signed an executive order committing the United States to return to the Moon by 2028, build a lunar outpost by 2030 and prepare for the journey to Mars.
Everything in the Executive Order: • Return Americans to the Moon by 2028 • Begin building a permanent lunar outpost by 2030 • Make U.S. space superiority a core national priority • Expand commercial launch, lower costs, increase cadence • Develop next-gen space-based missile defense by 2028 • Detect and counter threats in LEO and cislunar space • Rapidly modernize national security space architecture • Deepen allied cooperation in space security • Grow the U.S. commercial space economy • Target $50B+ in new space investment by 2028 • Support a commercial successor to the ISS by 2030 • Enable space nuclear power for lunar and orbital missions • Improve space weather forecasting • Lead on space traffic management & debris mitigation
So, four years to have a lunar colony?
Crazy.
Well that would certainly be a first if we can do that
Think big!!!
Donald sure does and finds way to make things happen. I’ve always loved that about him. Admired him decades ago when he was in NYC real estate. Trump Tower is magnificent and he got nothing but criticism when he started the project.
NASA to be renamed to Trump Space Exploration.
We better get a base there as possible. We have been left behind in weapons technology and better keep up in Space.
To the Moon again by 2028? That’s awfully soon.
After rushing other big projects, such as the Covid Vaxes, perhaps we should take more time proceeding to the Moon.
Other than bragging rights, what are the incentives for Moon travel? If the Moon holds natural resources, the costs of mining and transportation back to earth are likely to be explosively expensive. And that’s if all goes well.
Other than creating a bottomless money pit, what is this push for Mars even about? We would need people willing to sacrifice their lives on a guaranteed One Way Trip. All, just to collect research data. Meanwhile, many Americans made homeless by various fires and hurricanes are still homeless, living in tents or under tarps.
No.
” and better keep up in Space.”
Ahead in Space thanks to Musk, SpaceX.
But the Chinese are very close behind.
Race to the moon between China and the US will be very close.
Sounds like a bad idea.
99.99% it won’t be funded.
/s
Grassley, Lindsey Gee, Jon Ernst are just waiting for Trump to move on.
I don’t see it happening.
>> Well that would certainly be a first if we can do that
Some of us are old enough to remember when We The People were freaked out enough about the Soviet’s Sputnik that, and JFK’s behest, “We All” committed to putting a man on the moon “before the end of the decade”. And by the Grace of GOD we DID it!
https://www.nasa.gov/history/the-decision-to-go-to-the-moon/
>> Other than creating a bottomless money pit, what is this push for Mars even about?
Shhhh... he’s gonna send all the dxmn progressives to Mars... it’ll be a win-win, baby! Just between you and me. I hope you can keep a secret...
Lol!
“Step Right Up! All your favorite Influencers are doing it!”
“I’ll have a Coke then.”
It’s all about making Musk a zillionaire. /s
Excellent.
Research HE3. It’s abundant on the Moon.
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