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Nature 429, 793 (24 June 2004) | doi:10.1038/429793a

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NASA reforms needed to give Moon–Mars plan a better shot

Tony Reichhardt

President Bush's ambitious plan to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars will only get off the ground if NASA centres are run differently, says a commission appointed to look into the plan's execution.On 16 June, the presidential commission published a report calling on NASA to give private contractors or universities the management of its network of ten major space centres, such as the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.