Space Exploration Initiative

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The Space Exploration Initiative was a 1989 U.S. presidential program that proposed an ambitious long-term plan for human return to the Moon and eventual missions to Mars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States space program
government space policy initiative
aimedAt eventual human missions to Mars
human return to the Moon
announcedAt National Air and Space Museum NERFINISHED
announcedBy George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED
announcedInCity Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
announcedLanguage English
announcedOn 20 July 1989
announcedOnOccasionOf 20th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing
category 1989 in spaceflight
Presidency of George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED
Space policy of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
estimatedCost hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars
focus Mars exploration
human spaceflight
lunar exploration
geopoliticalContext post-Space Race environment
governingBody United States federal government NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance first comprehensive U.S. post-Apollo plan for Moon and Mars human exploration
inception 1989
includedComponent Mars mission architecture studies
heavy-lift launch vehicle concepts
lunar base planning
influenced later U.S. human exploration roadmaps
legislativeContext United States Congress oversight of NASA budget
longTermGoal human exploration of Mars
permanent human presence on the Moon
policyDomain national space policy
science and technology policy
policyType civil space policy
presidentialAdministration George H. W. Bush administration NERFINISHED
programNature civilian
proposedByOffice Executive Office of the President of the United States NERFINISHED
reasonForLimitedImplementation high projected cost
lack of sustained political support
relatedTo Apollo program NERFINISHED
Constellation program NERFINISHED
Vision for Space Exploration NERFINISHED
spaceAgencyPartner NASA NERFINISHED
status not fully implemented
successorConcept Vision for Space Exploration NERFINISHED
targetBody Mars NERFINISHED
Moon NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-Cold War era

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Vision for Space Exploration predecessor Space Exploration Initiative