Bolden: Mars Is The Destination

Senators to NASA chief: Go somewhere specific, AP
“NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said after the hearing that critics were confusing the lack of a specific destination or timetable with the lack of a goal. NASA has a goal, a big one, Bolden said. It’s going to Mars. But Bolden added that getting astronauts to Mars is more than a decade away and NASA needs to upgrade its technology or else it never will get there.”
– Senators Say Plan Puts NASA On Mission To Nowhere, NPR
– Senators grill NASA chief on President Obama’s space plan, USA Today
– Senators Decry NASA’s Change of Plans, SpaceNews
– NASA Chief to Senators: We’re Going to Mars, space.com
– Bolden: Mars is the ‘ultimate’ goal, Orlando Sentinel
– NASA chief says Mars is goal, lawmakers express doubt about budget, The Hill
– Senators Vow to Fight NASA Outsource Plan, WS Journal
– Challenger Center Statement in Advance of Today’s Senate Hearing on NASA Budget