Hans von Pershkovsky, a former NASA engineer and writer, has stated that the Trump-Pence Administration has begun a new era of space exploration, following the Artemis II moonshot program's goal of landing on the moon in 2028 and establishing a moon base. He credits the administration's decision to reinvigorate NASA's space exploration programs after President Obama effectively crippled the agency's programs. The directive in 2017 included provisions to partner NASA with private corporations to get the private sector back into the space business with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. The explosion in private development of new rockets and space capabilities, especially since 2017, has been welcomed by this development.