WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday (Mar 26) it was speeding up plans to send US astronauts back to the Moon, from 2028 ...
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's administration announced on Tuesday it was speeding up plans to send US astronauts back to the Moon, from 2028 to 2024, calling for a"spark of urgency" to prevail over delays that have plagued NASA's lunar return plans.
Within months of taking office, President Trump made clear his desire to reinvigorate the American space agency, which had been somewhat adrift since the 2011 end of its shuttle program. "Urgency must be our watchword," said Pence."Failure to achieve our goal to return an American astronaut to the Moon in the next five years is not an option."
"To be clear, we're not committed to anyone's contract. If our current contractors can't meet this objective, then we will find ones that will," Pence said.
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