On July 20, 1989, President George Bush proposed that the United States undertake as the long range objective of its civil space program an initiative that would lead to the establishment of a permanent base on the moon and a human expedition to Mars. His speech, delivered from the steps of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., on the 20th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, gave official blessing to what had long been the unapproved purpose of the American civilian space.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Introduction: Back to The Moon and on to Mars


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1992-03-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Moon to Mars

    Kevin Melcher | NTRS


    NASA's Plans: Moon/Mars

    Jose Nunez | NTRS


    NASA's Plans: Moon/Mars

    J. Nunez | NTIS | 2022


    MARS via the MOON

    Debra Werner | Online Contents | 2015


    Explore Moon to Mars: Moon Lights the Way

    A. D. Cianciolo | NTIS | 2023