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Did. >> there's no focus, there is nothing out there that we can put our hands on and look forward to. >> it adds up to a lot of philosophical ideas of what we may or might not do. >> reporter: other astronauts like buzz aldrin and sally ride who were at the white house last year disagree, they say george w. bush's promise is back in 2004 to put a man on the moon by 2020 wasn't backed up with money, as i said, the constellation program, way over budget. ride says it probably wouldn't have been able to put anyone on the moon before 2030, jane. jane: wendell goler at the white house, thanks. jon...

Space center in cape canaveral, florida. tom, fascinating to see these two men at odds over this. it really illustrates the controversy right now. >> reporter: well, yeah. and this is, monica, one of those stories that is very difficult to boil down into a sound bite or into even a five-minute discussion. it's very complicated and multilayered. but what we have now is really a family feud within the astronaut core over the future of nasa. should nasa privatize the ability to send astronauts to the space station? that's what the obama plan is. should nasa kill the constellation program, which i...

The space shuttle program was coming to an end. a lot of people had hoped that perhaps the president would extend the shuttle program and add another flight or two, not to say he couldn't come here today and make that announcement and even that would still be ending the program, but people were banking on the constellation program, the building of the aries rocket. the heavy lift rocket that would then take astronauts beyond low-earth orbit. when constellation was killed and all of those hopes for jobs from that program were dashed as well. at that point they're sitting here saying 7,000 jobs ...

>> reporter: how does that affect how americans feel about government spend something let's take the president's plan to save $3.5 billion by ending nasa's effort to put men back on the moon. if you earn $15,000, you'll save about 1.62. however, if you make between 200, $250,000, that will save you about $95. so what do you think? go to foxnews.com/your money and you can vote. what's more important, killing the constellation program to help balance the budget or putting men back on the moon? this, jon, is a nightmare for a lot of people because it's so expensive, but when you go to foxnews.com...

John, president obama says the new focus will actually create jobs? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. kyra, it's important to put this in reference to how we got here. a couple of months ago when the administration announced the first new vision, it canceled the constellation program. it set no timetable for a new heavy lift vehicle that could take astronauts to the moon or to mars. turned over large chunks of the futures on the tourt commercial sector and the private sector. that raised huge problems on capitol hill with members of congress and within the industry. so the president is coming h...