With the US desperately seeking a way to get astronauts back in space famed moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan told Congress Thursday take NASA’s space shuttle fleet out of retirement. Without a way to launch astronauts into low-Earth orbit, the United States risks losing its global leadership in space to other nations such as Russia and China. Developing that access should be a top priority for NASA and the country, with other space exploration goals and capabilities following afterward. The recently retired shuttles provide one ready-made answer, according to Cernan, who commanded NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972...
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