NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine also shared President Donald Trump's goal to put an American flag on the Red Planet.
Although President Donald Trump recently slammed NASA's desires to return to the moon—in a message on Twitter the president said the department should be focusing their efforts on sending people to Mars—Bridenstine insisted that the former real estate mogul and NASA were now on the same page regarding mission schedules. He also revealed Trump's goal of putting an American flag on the Red Planet.
"I talked to him after that tweet. I wanted to make sure we were in alignment—we absolutely are. He understands, and in fact, he said to me, 'I know we gotta go to the moon to get to Mars,' but he said, 'What is that generational achievement that will inspire all of Americans? It's putting an American flag on Mars.' He said, 'Make sure you're committed to the flag on Mars," Bridenstine said.
For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars , Defense and Science!NASA in April announced the Artemis program and shared plans to send humans to the moon within the next five years with hopes of establishing a sustained human presence on and around the moon by 2028.
"We want to go back to the moon sustainably, in other words, to stay, but we also want to keep our eye on what is President Trump's goal. What is his vision? He wants to put an American flag on Mars. So we go to the moon so we can learn how to live and work in another world and ultimately have more access to the solar system than ever before so we can get—no kidding—to Mars," Bridenstine said.
He added:"So now when we go back to the moon we go with all of America, and I think that's a great message."
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