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March 27th, 2019
Vice President Pence at the Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council, held March 26th in Huntsville, Alabama.
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“Just as the United States was the first nation to reach the Moon in the 20th Century, so too will be — we’d be the first nation to return astronauts to the Moon in the 21st century,” explained Vice President Pence at the Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council, held March 26th in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Watchword: Urgency
“Urgency must be our watchword. Failure to achieve our goal to return an American astronaut to the Moon in the next five years is not an option,” Pence said.
Vice President Pence asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to accelerate the agency’s lunar exploration plans during the National Space Council meeting.
Credit: NASA
In addition to targeting a human landing on the Moon in 2024, the council also discussed creating a new Moon to Mars Mission Directorate.
Resources
Go to these documents released by the White House:
President Donald J. Trump Is Boldly Putting Americans Back on the Moon
Issued on: March 26, 2019
Remarks by Vice President Pence at the Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council, Huntsville, Alabama
Issued on: March 26, 2019
Also, go to these National Space Council videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQkoFuNWXg8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxvFsqevSdw&feature=youtu.be
To read NASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years, go to:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-administrator-statement-on-return-to-moon-in-next-five-years
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