Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Image Credit: NASA
WASHINGTON D.C. – Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, said today that President Obama was “poorly advised” when he made his decision to scrap NASA’s return to the moon Constellation Program.
“[Obama's new NASA plan] A plan that was invisible to so many, was likely contrived by a very small group in secret who persuaded the president that this was a unique opportunity to put his stamp on a new and innovative program,” Armstrong said.
“I believe the president was poorly advised,” said Neil Armstrong.
“If the leadership we have acquired through our investment is allowed simply to fade away, other nations will surely step in where we have faltered,” Armstrong said. “I do not believe that this would be in our best interests.”
President Obama announced a his plan to cancel NASA’s Constellation program back in February. The Constellation Program was launched in 2004 by President George W. Bush. Constellation was designed to return American astronauts to the moon by 2020 and then progress onward to Mars.
