It appears to be just one of the perks for being on Obama 's side of the controversy over the president 's new space program , which cancels former President George W. Bush 's plan to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2020 . Apollo astronaut getting a lift to Kennedy Space Center as president hopes for PR lift . Aldrin says he backs Obama plan `` lowering the cost of access to space '' but not by much, and that it will be done with private money. Bush plan to return U.S. astronauts to moon by 2020 . Three other astronauts call new plan `` devastating '' to the U.S. space program .
Apollo astronaut getting a lift to Kennedy Space Center as president hopes for PR lift . Aldrin says he backs Obama plan `` lowering the cost of access to space '' but not by much, and that it will be done with private money. Bush plan to return U.S. astronauts to moon by 2020 . Three other astronauts call new plan `` devastating '' to the U.S. space program .