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	+ Home In a Gallup poll, 68% of those surveyed support the new plan to return to the moon, then travel to Mars and beyond. + More NASA Facts...		+ NASA Home > Missions > Exploring our Solar System       Introducing NASA's New Spaceship NASA's new spaceship is the key to making the Vision for Space Exploration a reality. The Vision, announced by President Bush in January 2004, will extend humanity's presence across the solar system, starting with a return to the moon by the end of the next decade, followed by journeys to Mars and beyond. Image left: An early mockup at the Johnson Space Center . + More About the Mockup Building on the best of Apollo and shuttle technology, NASA's 21st century exploration system will be affordable, reliable, versatile and safe. The centerpiece of this system is a new craft designed to carry four astronauts to and from the moon, support up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars, and deliver crew and cargo to the international space station. + Read the Full Story | + Launch Flash Feature + Full Resolution Images | + Animation (25 Mb QT) + Frequently Asked Questions | + Fact Sheet (28 Kb PDF) + Administrator's Presentation (5.9 Mb PDF) + September 19 Briefing (95 Kb PDF) Print Materials: Full Story: + 3.7 Mb PDF | + 197 Kb PDF Lunar Orbit Lithograph: + 2.4 Mb PDF | + 156 Kb PDF Launch Vehicles Lithograph: + 1.3 Mb PDF | + 100 Kb PDF             Mockup Provides Early Glimpse of New Craft A full-sized mockup of the Crew Exploration Vehicle's cockpit helps engineers visualize what drawings and diagrams cannot show. + Read More + Exploration Page     Hubble Prospects for Lunar Resources + Read More + Apollo 17 Site (4.6 Mb QT)     International Symposium on Space Exploration NASA will co-sponsor an international symposium -- "Space Exploration: Who, What, When, Where, Why?" -- Nov. 30- Dec. 2 with the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. + Read More         The Vision for Space Exploration: + 1.9 Mb PDF | + 5.3 Mb PDF President's Commission Report: + Read Report (1.3 Mb PDF) | + President's Statement + State Leaders Support the Vision + Administrator's Speeches + Budget Requests               Voyages to the Sun Humanity's epic voyages to the Moon are well known, the stuff of history. But what about voyages to the Sun? + Read More     + View Archives           Flash Features + Vision to Reality + Earth, Moon, Mars, Beyond + Kids: 3-2-1 Blastoff!     Concept Art and Other Images + Latest Images + Previous Concepts     Mars on Earth III What can craters on Earth teach us about Mars? + Video (Part 1) + Video (Part 2) + Video (Part 3)     Moon, Mars and Beyond + View this Video         Exploration Systems + Visit the website     Return to Flight + Visit the website     White House Web Site + Renewed Spirit of Discovery + Fact Sheet     President's Commission + Visit archived Web site + Read Report (1.3 Mb PDF) + President's Statement
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