"They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!" NASA plans to build a space outpost in lunar orbit that can relay astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, part of a broader initiative to use the moon as a staging ground for eventual missions to Mars. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said Trump was only reaffirming NASA's space plan. "As @POTUS said, @NASA is using the Moon to send humans to Mars!,” he said on Friday in a tweet referring to the President of the United States. The program takes its name from the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.

Source: bd News24 June 07, 2019 22:41 UTC