Resumen de Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge.

• Focuses on a proposal by Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge concerning the preparations of NASA to send humans to the moon and beyond. To reach for the heavens, Pete Aldridge's commission wants to shake NASA to its foundations. The President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy has undertaken to investigate how best to make President George W. Bush's goal of human expeditions to the moon and Mars a reality. The most drastic change would lead private industry to assume the primary role in NASA space operations through competitively awarded contracts in the hope of making the agency more frugal and nimble.