Caros Leitores,
Inspiration for generations to come
Fonte: NASA / https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/
“Donald Trump has asked NASA to accelerate our plans to return to the Moon and to land humans on the surface again by 2024. We will go with innovative new technologies and systems to explore more locations across the surface than was ever thought possible. This time, when we go to the Moon, we will stay. And then we will use what we learn on the Moon to take the next giant leap - sending astronauts to Mars ”
—NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
WHY ARE WE GOING?
NASA’s science, technology and human exploration activities touch every aspect of our lives here on Earth and we want to extend our presence to the farthest corners of the universe. In doing so, we will maintain America’s leadership in space.
NASA’s Apollo Program was a stunning demonstration of the United States’ strength of will and its economic, political and technological power – a feat that inspired generations of young people. It was fuel to the fire of the American consciousness that brought on a revolution, not only in science and technology, but also in our passion for exploration and discovery.
Just as Apollo inspired a generation 50 years ago, NASA continues to inspire with feats of science and exploration today. If we bring together the capabilities and resources of our international and commercial partners to take us forward to the Moon and on to Mars, we will demonstrate to people around the world the power of a unified purpose. It will serve as an unparalleled and inspiring example of what humanity can do when it comes together to achieve a common goal for the common good.
More missions, more science
The Moon is a treasure chest of science. The lunar samples returned during the Apollo Program dramatically changed our view of the solar system. Yet, we are just scratching the surface of knowledge about the Moon. We believe the poles of the Moon hold millions of tons of water ice. That ice represents power. It represents fuel. It represents science. The farther humans venture into space, the more important it becomes to manufacture materials and products with local resources. We know the Moon can tell us more about our own planet, and even our own sun. There is so much more to learn – knowledge we can acquire with a sustained human and robotic presence on the Moon.
Exploration for all humanity
Exploration is in the DNA of our species – the desire to discover and inhabit distant worlds, whether across Earthly oceans or vast regions of space. It also is critical to the continuation of our species. Humanity must build a path to an Earth-independent existence.
Exploration of the Moon and Mars is intertwined. Our sustainable Moon to Mars exploration approach is reusable and repeatable. Over the next decade, we will build an open exploration architecture with as many capabilities that can be replicated as possible for missions to Mars. The Moon is a testbed for Mars. It provides an opportunity to demonstrate new technologies that could help build self-sustaining outposts off Earth.
A new commercial market in deep space
The next revolution will happen in space – a space economy built on mining, tourism, and scientific research that will power and empower future generations. Our investments in revolutionary, American-made technologies today fuel tomorrow’s innovation and space economy.
Fonte: NASA / https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/
Obrigado pela sua visita e volte sempre!
HélioR.M.Cabral (Economista,
Escritor e Pesquisador Independente na Astronomia, Astrofísica, Astrobiologia e
Climatologia).
Membro da Society for
Science and the Public (SSP) e assinante de conteúdos científicos da NASA
(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) e ESA (European Space Agency).
Participa do projeto S`Cool Ground Observation
(Observações de Nuvens) que é integrado ao Projeto CERES (Clouds and Earth´s Radiant
Energy System) administrado pela NASA.
Participa também do projeto The Globe Program / NASA
Globe Cloud, um Programa de Ciência e Educação Worldwide, que também tem o
objetivo de monitorar o Clima em toda a Terra. Este projeto é patrocinado pela
NASA e National Science Fundation (NSF), e apoiado pela National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) e U.S Department of State.
e-mail: heliocabral@coseno.com.br
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