Good question. NASA had plans for a return to the moon in 2018. That's been pushed back to 2020--but the date is rreally just a hope, as the Bush administration and GOP Congress never actually funded the project and the new Congress hasn't had a chance to put a new budget toghether (they are trying to get some more money for NASA, bu tBush is already threatening to veto it).
Josh C suggested "when the new space shuttle comes out." That would healp, though a shuttle itself can't reach the moon--but its perfect as a launch vehicle to get a lunar spacecraft into Earth orbit.
However, there is no program for a new space shuttle. NASA wanted to build one, but the Bush administration rejected the idea. The "replacement" Ares spacecraft is not a new system. It consists of a SRB (solid rocket booster) from the shuttle program, with a second stage tha tuses an engine of the kind the old shuttle uses. The "spacecraft" is an enlarged version of the 1960s Apollo capsule, updated with modern electronics and materials.
The Chinese have a lunar program targeting 2024. Japan, Russia and India also have active lunar programs, but none has set a date for a manned mission as yet.
So--you can expect about 12-20 years. By contrast, using 1960's technology, the US did it the first time in 8 years.
2007-10-21 14:44:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Your first paragraph is unquestionably incredible, that's needless to say a decrease-and-paste from someplace else. It then descends into lunacy. Then ideas up lower back with the Soviet information, besides the certainty that I don,t think of they sent a robotic satellite tv for pc, i think of it basically crashed on the Moon. The human beings particular did get dissatisfied, yet that became decrease back interior the late1950s, after the Soviets get Sputnik up. That spurred the U. S. right into a actual area race, that have been given them to the Moon first. attending to the Moon seems a real looking step, thinking each and all the stairs which surpassed off in the previous it, do no longer you think of? they did no longer basically build Apollo eleven and flow. that they had 10 years of successes and mess ups, and each and each project delivered them closer to the Moon. The Moon landing became the constantly the objective.
2016-10-13 11:22:28
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answered by goldthorpe 4
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As soon a we re-event and up date new and better rockery systems better space suits and exploration vehicles and survival technology to explore the moon as we once did with out limitations. The Apollo programs started in the mid 1960s but after Apollo 17 in1972 .the program ended. Sending humans back to the moon as well staying longer with a base this time to learn how to find and use the recourses that can be found on the moon will leap us to Mars. .. We have been so use to being in low earth orbit with the shuttle and the international space station. As well sending unmanned probes to distant planets and there moons. WE have to go back and do it again bolder than before .than before by 2020...
2015-02-17 00:58:07
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answered by Leland 1
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China plans to land a man on the moon in 10 to 15 years.
2007-10-21 13:31:48
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answered by jxt299 7
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Human will go to moon when the first space shuttle bus is ready to transport people, meantime lets wait how technologies gets improve. However, humans will go to moon if there is possibility that the place will be a "livable".
2007-10-21 13:40:32
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answered by KRISTOFF 2
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Yes, but they wont be americans.
We like to spend our money on wars and finding new sophisticated ways to kill people.
There will be a Chinese flag on the moon in 20 years.
Pleaze Believe
2007-10-21 13:33:19
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answered by whatwouldyodado2006 4
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There is nothing there of interest. The reason why they landed there in the first place was to see if they could do it. And since they have, they went on to bigger and better things.
2007-10-21 13:39:29
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answered by !~"Fish On"~! 5
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They will go back in 4 months i know
2007-10-21 13:32:55
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answered by HazelBabyyyy 2
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no idea.....but I would love to go to the moon
2007-10-21 13:32:02
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answered by Anonymous
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What I have heard is within the next couple of years.
2007-10-21 13:46:55
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answered by kimberlee g 3
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