TODAY / NGC / JAXA |Click for video: Learn more about NASA's
moon plans and National Geographic's "Direct From the Moon"
documentary. Even as NASA works to put the finishing touches on
the international space station, it's laying the groundwork for
the next giant leap. But is that leap heading in the right
direction? Some prominent space advocates are calling for NASA
to reduce its emphasis on returning to the moon. Other
countries, however, have the moon clearly in their sights. It
will be up to the Obama administration to decide what kinds of
course changes might be required in America's space vision, and
a member of the transition team told me today that "the process
is under way." NASA Watch reported that the lead players in
NASA's transition are Lori Garver, a former NASA associate
administrator who was once in the running to become an
"AstroMom" in orbit; and Roderic Young, who served as a top NASA
spokesman during the Clinton administration. Garver played a big
part in drawing up Hillary Clinton's spac