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NASA: Extending Station Plans For Mars Mission

1 September 2009

It turns out that landing humans on Mars may take a bit more time and money than NASA had originally anticipated.  According to the program’s chief scientist, roughly five additional years of medical research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will be required before they think about sending an astronaut to the Red Planet, entailing billions in additional funds beyond the previously projected budget.A presidential panel charged with reviewing the ISS project –” a ten year, $100 billion dollar collaborative effort of 16 countries –” is to deliver the details of their findings to the president this week, with the reports expected to be made public by the end of the month.The panel also reported that the program known as Constellation –” an in-the-works project that is to be charged with exploring the deeper reaches of our solar system after the ISS is retired –” is likely to experience a budget shortfall of roughly $3 billion a year if additional funds are not appropriated.






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