It will cost about $104 billion over the next 10 years to build a new spacecraft to send astronauts back to the moon, NASA's chief said on Sept.19, 2005. The $104 billion cost represents 55 percent of what the Apollo program cost in today's dollars. If all goes well, the first crew of four would set off for the moon by 2018. The new spacecraft allows the astronauts to stay on the moon for a week—twice as long as Apollo missions. Its larger capacity allows more cargo, much of which would be left on the moon for future crews.

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美国宇航局局长2005年9月19日称，在未来10年间，美国宇航局将斥资104亿美元将宇航员重新送回月球！按照现在的通货膨胀率折算，重返月球计划其实只相当于当年“阿波罗”登月计划费用的55%。如果一切顺利，第一批4名宇航员将于2018年飞向月球。新宇宙飞船允许宇航员在月球上停留一周，比“阿波罗”号停留时间多出一倍。新飞船更大的空间允许携带更多物资，其中大部分将留在月球上，供日后登月宇航员使用。