OT: Anyone up for a moon shot?

[dogscoff]

From Thermo's linked article:

...the House also insisted that NASA concentrate on space research...

Yeah, no s**t. So I guess that means NASA have to stop doing all that non-space research they are currently so famous for...

Seriously though, it's nice to see a little scientific adventure happening again, although I really think NASA ought to be focussing on meeting its commitments to the ISS before devoting launches to other projects. Of course these moonshots are probably a few decades away, so I guess they are unlikely to clash with potential ISS launches.