1 00:00:07,349 --> 00:00:05,430 to the journey 2 00:00:11,190 --> 00:00:07,359 to the moon itself 3 00:00:14,310 --> 00:00:11,200 history proves that we have never lost 4 00:00:23,269 --> 00:00:14,320 by pressing the limits of our frontiers 5 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:24,950 first for the coming decade for the 6 00:00:31,429 --> 00:00:28,080 1990s space station freedom 7 00:00:35,270 --> 00:00:31,439 our critical next step in all our space 8 00:00:37,030 --> 00:00:35,280 endeavors and next for the new century 9 00:00:38,549 --> 00:00:37,040 back to the moon 10 00:00:45,350 --> 00:00:38,559 back to the future 11 00:00:50,229 --> 00:00:47,990 and then a journey into tomorrow 12 00:00:55,029 --> 00:00:50,239 a journey to another planet 13 00:00:59,750 --> 00:00:57,670 inspired by the president's declaration 14 00:01:02,229 --> 00:00:59,760 research into ways of permanently 15 00:01:04,469 --> 00:01:02,239 returning to the moon and exploring mars 16 00:01:07,030 --> 00:01:04,479 is accelerating throughout government 17 00:01:09,590 --> 00:01:07,040 industry and academia 18 00:01:11,429 --> 00:01:09,600 inflatable modules protected by lunar 19 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:11,439 soil and linked together to form an 20 00:01:16,630 --> 00:01:14,400 expandable base are under study 21 00:01:18,950 --> 00:01:16,640 to explore mars engineers are looking 22 00:01:21,190 --> 00:01:18,960 into a number of robotic rovers that 23 00:01:22,630 --> 00:01:21,200 could serve as pathfinders for manned 24 00:01:25,670 --> 00:01:22,640 missions 25 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:25,680 in this scenario a mars spaceship is 26 00:01:31,429 --> 00:01:28,960 assembled in orbit using a robot arm 27 00:01:46,789 --> 00:01:31,439 heavy launch vehicles haul up its major 28 00:01:51,429 --> 00:01:49,510 once the ship is complete a shuttle 29 00:01:59,350 --> 00:01:51,439 brings in the flight crew 30 00:02:04,870 --> 00:02:01,510 upon reaching the planet a crew-carrying 31 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:04,880 lander separates from the mothership 32 00:02:09,270 --> 00:02:07,040 guided by information from an earlier 33 00:02:12,309 --> 00:02:09,280 rover mission it is steered to a 34 00:02:16,390 --> 00:02:12,319 pre-planned touchdown spot providing a 35 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:16,400 base for mars operations 36 00:02:21,350 --> 00:02:18,800 to ensure that no approach to building a 37 00:02:23,350 --> 00:02:21,360 lunar base and exploring mars search for 38 00:02:25,670 --> 00:02:23,360 innovative and new nasa administrator 39 00:02:28,630 --> 00:02:25,680 richard truly recently launched a 40 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:28,640 nationwide outreach program 41 00:02:34,470 --> 00:02:32,080 seeking new and innovative ideas 42 00:02:36,790 --> 00:02:34,480 the program includes more than 3200 43 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:36,800 letters from truly to universities and 44 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:39,360 professional societies an announcement 45 00:02:44,949 --> 00:02:42,239 to industry in commerce business daily 46 00:02:47,270 --> 00:02:44,959 a review of federally sponsored research 47 00:02:50,470 --> 00:02:47,280 and a study by the american institute of 48 00:02:53,110 --> 00:02:50,480 aeronautics and astronautics 49 00:02:55,110 --> 00:02:53,120 nasa has even established this toll-free 50 00:02:58,710 --> 00:02:55,120 telephone number for anyone who would 51 00:03:03,670 --> 00:03:00,710 the outreach effort offers this 52 00:03:08,790 --> 00:03:03,680 country's best and brightest a chance to 53 00:03:11,990 --> 00:03:10,470 station freedom 54 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:12,000 a lunar base 55 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:14,080 and journey to mars