re: What? No international effort?
No direct involvement mentioned, although nothing in the speech or policy writes it off, either.
From the speech:
We'll invite other nations to share the challenges and opportunities of this new era of discovery. The vision I outline today is a journey, not a race, and I call on other nations to join us on this journey, in a spirit of cooperation and friendship.
I like the idea of America, China, Russia, and others working independently, but not directly against the others. I think this will give us the greatest flexibility in getting humanity into space in a big way. No one would be happier than I would to see half a dozen Moon bases from different nations scattered across the Moon. As long as someone doesn't try to claim the whole Moon for a specific nation (I have no problem with private claims on specific small grubstakes.)
