To get there, the agency is building the SpaceLaunchSystem, a colossal rocket capable of putting in orbit all the tonnes of equipment that will be needed on such a venture.
Following completion of the current Ares V super-heavy-lift rocket program, the SpaceLaunchSystem, I believe that the government should commercialize all future launch vehicle development and operations.
The new mega-rocket, called the SpaceLaunchSystem, passed a series of reviews that laid out the technical, performance, cost and schedule requirements for the heavy-lift booster.