The moon program proved that anything is possible when a team of smart, dedicated people commit themselves to a common goal for the benefit of others.
Thompson seems to relish in going on about how SpaceX has missed its schedule, yet fails to acknowledge slips of major government developments like the now defunct Constellation moon program and the fact that it was costing NASA an order of magnitude more money for a program that was falling many years behind schedule before it was finally cancelled.
Five more Apollo moon landings would follow before the program ended in 1972.
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Returning to the moon is an important step for our space program.
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His bold statement might have been more of a publicity drive for Energia rather than a clear commitment to a program, but China, which has committed itself to a space program to land men on the moon by 2017 has also stated its interest in helium-3.
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The liftoff was part of a program aimed at putting a Chinese citizen on the Moon by 2020.
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India says its space program, which also includes a plan to send manned moon missions, helps its scientists develop technology that can be used in other sectors.
Clinton envisioned a national effort toward a new energy policy similar in scale to the Apollo program of the 1960s, which sent manned missions to the moon.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, touted an "Apollo program" -- referring to the 1960s effort that put men on the moon -- that would reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than half and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent.
The problem NASA has faced is that since the Eagle landed on the moon and Apollo 11 returned safely to the earth the American people lost interest in our manned space program.
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Yet the Apollo program, apart from a training fire that killed three in 1967, somehow got men safely to the moon and back seven times.
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