President Donald Trump signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the first comprehensive NASA authorization act passed in seven years by Congress, authorizing $19.5 billion in funding for deep space exploration and human travel to Mars by 2030. NASA will lead our nation and our world on a journey to Mars. Like the Apollo Program, they will embark on this journey for all humanity. Mars is the horizon goal for pioneering space; it is the next tangible frontier for expanding human presence. Mars have found valuable resources for sustaining human pioneers, such as water ice just below the surface. Mars had conditions suitable for life, but will it our new home?"
Table of Contents:
Basic Facts About Mars
Journey to Mars - Introduction
Journey to Mars - Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration:
Our Goal
Our Approach: Pioneering Principles
Three Phases on Our Journey to Mars
Our Strategy for the Journey to Mars
Our Progress and Plans on the Journey to Mars
Pioneering Challenges
Government's Authorization of the Plan - An Act to Authorize the Programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for Other Purposes