NASA’s making brand-new itinerary to go back to the moon.
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NASA’s objective to put individuals back on the moon now has a name: Artemis. That’s not a random option: In Greek folklore, the goddess Artemis is the twin sibling of Apollo, after whom the initial moon landing objectives were called.
The area company’s upgraded spending plan demand requests for $1.6 billion to assist get that objective to the moon off the ground, The New York Times reported Monday. NASA confirmed the news on Twitter.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted that the Artemis objective would be the very first time a female strolls on the moon, something Vice President Mike Pence had actually mentioned in March. That very same month, NASA ditched prepare for the very first all-female spacewalk due to the fact that of a spacesuit sizing concern.
Our #Moon2024 objective is being called after Artemis, who was a sis to Apollo and goddess of the Moon. We’re delighted to be landing the very first female and next male on the surface area of the Moon by 2024. pic.twitter.com/ri0MnoZN0k
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 13, 2019
President Donald Trump likewise tweeted about the suggested boost.
Under my Administration, we are bring back @NASA to achievement and we are returning to the Moon, then Mars. I am upgrading my spending plan to consist of an extra $1.6 billion so that we can go back to Space in a BIG METHOD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2019
The news comes simply over a month prior to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Last August, Pence spoke at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and set out prepare for human beings to establish a long-term moon base and travel to Mars.
NASA didn’t right away react to an ask for extra remark.
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