Shake-up urged so NASA can return to moon

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: June 17, 2004| Author: Marcia Dunn Associated Press | Copyright information

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA must make difficult and controversial changes -- like turning its Apollo-era field centers into innovative research hubs -- if the nation is to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, a presidential commission said Wednesday.

The commission issued 14 recommendations for achieving the goals outlined by President Bush in January and stressed that adopting all of them will increase the chances of success.

"This is a tremendous thing for NASA. . . . ...

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