February 3, 2017

Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL-8) introduced the Reasserting American Leadership in Space Act (H.R.870) on February 3. The REAL Space Act directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to return to and develop a sustained presence on the Moon.

The act directs NASA to return to the Moon by 2023 and to develop a sustained human presence there. The goals of this act are to promote lunar exploration, commerce, and science as well as to express the United States’ preeminence in space.

The bill directs NASA to create budget requests and expenditures to achieve this goal.

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is currently reviewing the act.

Source: Congress.gov