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Kenneth Chang (2010 Apr 15), Obama Promises Renewed Space Program, the New York Times
Retrieved Apr 15, 2010, from http://www.nytimes.com

It seems to be very close to develop space field. The president, Obama, countered criticisms that he was trying to end the nation’s human spaceflight program about 200 committees of a White House-sponsored space conference of his plans for a “revitalized” space agency on Thursday. (Par 1) The goals would be achieved to an asteroid around 2025, reaching Mars by the mid-2030s. (Par 2) The president said that having NASA depends on commercial companies too risk, and also maintained that the agency would start developing a heavy-lift rocket by 2015. (Par 5) “Our goal is the capacity for people to work and learn, operate and live safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time, ultimately in ways that are more sustainable and even indefinite,” he said. (Par 7) Bohdan Bejmuk who served on the human spaceflight program last year, said the concessions were welcome, adding that the president’s plan was “better than it was a few days ago.” (Par 8) The president promised $ 40 million to help retrain workers in and around the Kennedy Space Center who will lose their jobs when the space shuttles are retired. It could be looking forward seeing the president's commitment.