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==Overview==
The '''National Aeronautics and Space Administration''' (NASA) is based in the United States of America. NASA is responsible for the nation's space program and provides funding for various [[aeronautics]], space and research institutions.

Organisations

[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)|JPL]]

==Plans and statements==

*When Chris Scolese displaced Mike Griffin as acting administrator in January 2009 he announced a shift in the agency's direction, bringing astronauts to [[Mars]], abandoning plans towards a base on [[Luna]].<ref>http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17052-nasa-may-abandon-plans-for-moon-base.html</ref>
*NASA Design Reference Mission 5.0 was done in 2009<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/373665main_NASA-SP-2009-566.pdf</ref>. with an addendum in July 2009, and a second addendum in March 2014.<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/NASA-SP-2009-566-ADD2.pdf</ref>
*On October 8, 2015, NASA published its strategy for human exploration and colonization of Mars. The concept operates through three distinct phases leading up to fully sustained colonization.
*The Trump administration in march 2019 put forward a plan for a return to the Moon within five years.<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-administrator-statement-on-return-to-moon-in-next-five-years</ref>

==References==
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==Interwiki==

*[[lunarp:NASA]]

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