America’s space program is lock step with our progress in science and technology. The 60s brought forward many great leaps in both fields that have revolutionized our nation and our world. It is time that NASA be given bold direction again. NASA should have a single project leader with the goal of coordinating all of NASA’s endeavors to successfully sending a manned expedition to an Asteroid and returning it safely.
This directive will give the space agency a steering point to further expeditions such as Mars and give NASA the knowledge it needs to combat any collision between the Earth and an asteroid. This mission is vital, since it is not a question of if, but when.