Space Forum / Astronomy / August 2008

Man last stepped on the moon in 1972 with Apollo 17, and it has been
the dream of that group of astronauts to go back to the moon. Now
there is a effort to get back to the moon by 2020, To many that's a
long time to wait. With projects such as Orion and the development of
new rockets to carry heavy payloads it will take a long time before
the dream of going back to the moon and to Mars becomes a reality.
Some scientist want to get a head start on the race back to the moon
by using the basic solid rocket booster design and lift capacity to
lift to carry astronauts back to the Moon. CONTINUED

http://changingviews1.blogspot.com/2008/08/to-moon.html