at the end of 2005 there was talk of a man moon mission in Aug of 2006. Did it get rescheduled, or non exist?

Answer 1

In 2005 George Bush talked of a reinvestment in space, and a push to get men back on the moon and on to Mars. This would involve designing a replacement for the shuttle, and constructing more or less permanent structures and habitation on the moon and in orbit.

The time table for this is more like 20 years, not sometime this year! Bush aimed to get men back on the moon 'as soon as' 2015.

Answer 2

You are misinformed about a manned moon mission in 2006. Perhaps you heard about the European Space Agency launching a moon probe that used ion propulsion to orbit the moon. The U.S. had plans for a permanent moon base but all plans for that were scrapped along with the technology to do it. Many thought this to be a tremendous waste, like building a transcontinental railroad and then loosing interest and pulling up all the tracks. Werner Von Braun wanted to build a space station, then launch men to the moon and establishing a moon base later. The U.S. was in a space race at the time so we chose the easiest way to do it. The Nixon administration cancelled all further moon missions after Apollo 17. Apollo 18 lies on the lawn of the Johnson Space Center like a beached whale. Ironically the new moon landing plans are close to the ideas pushed by Werner Von Braun. Earth orbit rendezvous with lunar orbit rendezvous combined.

Answer 3

As most who are interested in Space exploration are aware, the only manned lunar projects were the Apollo programme which ran from 1961 to 1975 with varying degrees of success. All in all 12 men walked upon the moon. As the novelty wore off, much of the funding was redirected into Skylab and the Shuttle projects, and then the ISS. With the ISS nearing completion, talk of further Lunar missions have returned to the agenda.
Any mention of 2006 was completely unrealistic. Funding restraints, Shuttle programme problems and delays due to recent accidents and safety issues, the lack of a craft available all mean no way for several more years.
Do not however take that as a "not-going-to-happen".
Planning is well under way for a new era of space exploration, which NASA describes as "Apollo on Steroids". The spacecraft, NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), could even carry six-astronaut crews to the International Space Station (ISS) or fly automated resupply shipments as needed.
It is expected the first flights will start from 2014, with the next manned lunar mission in 2020.
NASA has named the contractors, Northrop Grumman/Boeing and Lockheed Martin which will be responsible for the construction of the new spacecraft which is to be called "Orion". The new project is estimated at $US104 billion.
It is not only going to be used for manned lunar missions, servicing an ever expanding ISS, but eventually also for manned missions to Mars. Even asteroid exploration is mentioned. Versatily is the key.
Once completed, the Orion programme is envisioned to involve at least two moon missions per year. It is also expected that the CEV would have no problems reaching beyond lunar equatorial regions, unlike Apollo.

Answer 4

Not in 2006, but we're going to moon again in very similar space craft to one from original moon mission. China anounced their plan and Japanese actually announced plan to build permanent station there on the surface.

Answer 5

China is in the planning stages of a moon mission but it's a ways off yet