Brahmand NewsNext Article

US panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere


A File Photo.

WASHINGTON (BNS): A special independent US panel has said that NASA's plan to revisit the moon is a “wrong mission” with the “wrong rocket”.

The US panel, headed by Norman Augustine, is reviewing the space agency's spaceflight plans.

Augustine has said it makes more sense for NASA to consider landing on a nearby asteroid or one of the moons of Mars. “That could be done sooner than returning to the moon in 15 years as NASA has outlined,” he said.

Augustine's panel was created by the White House. The group's 155-page report on NASA's future offers eight options and leaves the choice to President Barack Obama.

Other Related News

Soyuz spacecraft brings back Expedition 23 crew

The spacecraft, with three astronauts, has landed safely in eastern Kazakhstan, wrapping up a 163-day mission to the International Space Station.

BRAHMOS Missile Systems

Headlines

Brahmand World Defence Update 2024

Brahmand World Defence Update

Image Gallery