[11B3]

Makes sense. But why is it that we are going to take so long going back to the moon? Pretty unambitious time schedule if you ask me.

[cyborg]

All this talk of Mars when the moon is only 240,000 miles away.

[ambrose]

I agree... and in fact, it is far enough off into the future that a future Rat president could kill the project, even if Bush is re-elected in '04.

I am hoping that President Bush will accelerate the timetables after he is re-elected.