Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Urges Obama Continue Moon Missions
Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut and sixth man to walk on the moon, urges President Obama to continue moon missions as an important flight destination for testing advanced, next generation rocket propulsion systems, and close-to-home team building.
Mitchell, a strong proponent of a manned mission to Mars, sees moon missions as prerequisite for testing spacecraft propelled by advanced propulsion systems such as zero point energy, which are capable of eventual travel to Mars and deeper into space.
Mitchell confirms that, “It is the destiny of humans to, as Obama said, ‘live beyond earth for extended periods of time, even indefinitely.'”
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