Obama: NASA needs a new breakthrough

Obama stated the importance of NASA to develop a new technological breakthrough. It aims to revitalize NASA's mission in exploring the universe.

When the plane Atlantis is being prepared for a final mission, the President of the United States (U.S.), Barack Obama stated the need for a new breakthrough in order NASA to continue exploring the universe.

The U.S. as a founder in this exploration program's first spacecraft in the world will end in 30 years. "I am proud of the achievements in the past, but eager to make a new leap in the future," Obama said, as quoted by the Straits Times, Thursday (07/07/2011).



"We're still a leader in space exploration, but frankly I have been pushing NASA to change its vision," added Obama.

"The plane has done some work to a remarkable experiment to the lowest orbit by making Angksa Station International, which is a cargo moving. It is a remarkable achievement. And we are very proud of the job, but now all we need is a breakthrough technology new, "said President Obama.

Obama said, who was dismissed in NASA's constellation program, to call them back and memberangkatkannya to the moon. U.S. must move beyond the model space travel is ever used in 1960, which is the Apollo program to send a man to the moon for the first time.

"Rather than continue to do the same thing, let's invest in basic research around new technologies that can bring us to a place faster, and allows space flight by humans can survive much longer in there," he concluded.