ARC Gets De facto Lead on Lunar Science
NASA Names Interim Lunar Science Institute Director
“David Morrison has been appointed interim director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute, based at the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., effective immediately. A nationwide search for a permanent director is under way.”
NASA budget includes $80 million lunar satellite project for Ames center, San Jose Mercury News
“The federal space program’s proposed budget solidifies NASA’s Ames Research Center as the center for studying the moon. The budget, released today, includes $80 million for the development of a satellite to study what little atmosphere the moon has. The satellite will be developed and built at the center at Moffett Field and set to launch sometime in 2013 to 2014. “We are now basically the lead agency for lunar science,” said S. Pete Worden, director of NASA/Ames, after the announcement.”