Former astronaut NASA Jack Fisher explained RIA Novosti Lack of Americans on the moon.
In his opinion, the United States postpone the sending of people to the natural satellite of the Earth due to the presence of other priorities.
“Our country has certain priorities that displacing other things. Since the moon is not a strategic priority to the same extent as others, especially in the conditions of a pandemic – they are a little postponing it,” said former astronaut.
In November, Space.com, referring to the report of the general inspector of the American Space Department of Paul Martin, reported that by 2025 NASA spends $ 93 billion on the lunar program. The publication notes that an estimate of $ 93 billion covers the period of work carried out from 2012 to 2025 fiscal year. For comparison, from 1960 to 1973, the United States has spent $ 280 billion (at the current course).
In October, NASA has appointed the nearest launch date of SLS with Orion to the Moon on February 12, 2022. As part of an unmanned mission, Artemis 1 spacecraft must fly out the natural satellite of the Earth. Depending on the relative position of the Moon and the Earth at the time of the launch of the missile, the duration of the mission will be from three to six weeks.