NASA estimates it will need $20 billion to $30 billion for moon landing

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From CNN:

"NASA has touted its bold plan to return American astronauts to the moon by 2024 for months. Now we're starting to get an idea of how much it will cost.

The space agency will need an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion over the next five years for its moon project, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told CNN Business on Thursday. That would mean adding another $4 billion to $6 billion per year, on average, to the agency's budget, which is already expected to be about $20 billion annually."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/tech/nas ... index.html

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[AntennaGuy]

Although I'm usually very supportive of this sort of thing, that budget seems excessive to me. Can we, perhaps... get some competing bids for this job from some of the recent and rather enterprising private companies now developing other spacecraft? A little competition is a good thing.

[Ozypic]

Ill do it for half that ! All I need is a small island with a big house on it , and time to develop it ... lots of time ..... like many many yrs ....

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Although I'm usually very supportive of this sort of thing, that budget seems excessive to me. Can we, perhaps... get some competing bids for this job from some of the recent and rather enterprising private companies now developing other spacecraft? A little competition is a good thing.

It's already underway. NASA is the Contractor with various private companies doing the work. That's the only way that NASA will be able to make their ambitious schedule they've set. See this previous topic:

viewtopic.php?f=78&t=801

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[Arctic]

What is the goal/reason for returning to the Moon? To show the Chinese that America is still "in the game"?

[GCoyote]

What is the goal/reason for returning to the Moon? To show the Chinese that America is still "in the game"?

There is still a good deal of research to be done on the moon. Only the 2024 date is driven by political considerations. The moon is in no hurry.