Register here and see what the good doctor has to say about Moon Direct in person. I’m Chairing the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in Washington DC this June 5-9 and our timely theme is “Back to the Moon to Stay.” NSS is proud to have Dr. Zubrin’s excellent chapter on Moon Direct is reason enough to buy The Case for Space. More importantly it would do it in a way that would leave humanity with a permanent lunar presence and place the US firmly in the lead for the upcoming lunar land rush. His Moon Direct model could deliver on the Vice President’s mandate requiring the agency to return humans to the lunar surface by 2024. Zubrin has been absolutely relentless in his efforts to redirect NASA toward a simpler, cheaper, faster and ultimately more sustainable return to the moon. Like many of you, I want to see that particular goal fulfilled with actions, not simply policy statements, bigger budgets and updated programmatic timelines (though these are all encouraging). Serving on the Presidential Transition Team at NASA, I watched the laying out many of the agency’s current goals, including returning to the moon to stay. I’ve been particularly grateful for Robert Zubrin’s strong voice in the lunar policy arena.
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