NASA unveils $28 billion plan to land first woman, next man on the moon in 2024

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/22/nasa-artemis-unveils-28-b-plan-land-woman-moon-2024/5862755002/

NASA has released its $28 billion plan to land the first woman and the next man on the moon in 2024.

The mission, part of NASA's Artemis plan, would mark the first time humans would land on the lunar surface since 1972. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said astronauts are returning to the moon "for scientific discovery, economic benefits and inspiration for a new generation of explorers."

“With bipartisan support from Congress, our 21st century push to the Moon is well within America’s reach,” Bridenstine said in a statement. “As we build up a sustainable presence, we’re also building momentum toward those first human steps on the Red Planet.”

Astronauts will travel to the lunar surface using NASA's powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft after a series of final tests this fall. The agency will then launch two test flights around the moon, one unmanned mission in 2021 and the second with a crew in 2023.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Ivanka and her Dad? Please? And can it be a lot sooner?

[Blue Owl]

2. And can they leave them there to rule the moon like the Space Force heroes they are?

n/t

[cayugafalls]

5. I heard you have to at least have the intelligence of a monkey, they probably won't be qualified.

[beaglelover]

3. Why? Been there done that.

Waste of $ IMO.

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4. They'll spend almost s week at a time at the Lunar South Pole looking for resources such as

water ice that could be converted into oxygen and fuel. There will also be a buildup of infrastructure enablling long-term exploration of the Moon in the future.