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US to Return Astronauts to the Moon by 2024, VP Pence Says
Space.com ^
| 3/26/2019
| Mike Wall
Posted on 03/26/2019 12:56:55 PM PDT by Rio
The United States plans to land astronauts on the moon within the next five years, Vice President Mike Pence announced today (March 26).
The nation had been shooting for a 2028 lunar touchdown, but "that's just not good enough," Pence said during the fifth meeting of the National Space Council (NSC), which he chairs. "We're better than that."
So, it is now the official policy of the United States to return astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2024, the vice president stressed, invoking a 21st-century space race with China and Russia.
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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: moon; moonlanding; nasa; nsc; trumpnasa; vppence
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"We are in a space race," Pence said.
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posted on
03/26/2019 12:56:55 PM PDT
by
Rio
To: Rio
Maybe even have a space force military parade on the moon to demonstrate our prowess.
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posted on
03/26/2019 12:58:45 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Rio
How about a border wall first?
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posted on
03/26/2019 12:59:28 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party)
To: Rio
US to Return Astronauts to the Moon by 2024
Buss Aldrin will be 94. Are they sure that's a good idea?
To: Rio
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:00:54 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: ScottinVA
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:02:21 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: 1Old Pro
I hope they unfurl a Trump flag and leave it there.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:03:55 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Rio
Why the Moon?
How about prioritizing and build THE WALL first.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:04:43 PM PDT
by
newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: Rebelbase
Just in time for his Trump 3rd term.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:05:30 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Rio
What will we use for a booster?
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:06:44 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
China will have a wall around the moon by then
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:07:05 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
To: ScottinVA
“How about a border wall first”?
Because the Wall will be completed way before 2028.
But I get your point and agree.
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03/26/2019 1:11:28 PM PDT
by
laplata
(The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Rio
The US hasn’t launched an astronaut in, what 8 years? If we are going to return men to the surface of the moon in 5 years, I know some programs that are really going to have to step up the pace. The Orion crew vehicle has only flown once two years ago and wont fly again until ???, and even then its next mission is still unmanned. That’s like the equivalent of the Apollo command module. We have nothing but paper design of a lunar lander.
Space is expensive and risky, but for Pete’s sake, get serious or get off the pot.
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03/26/2019 1:13:37 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Rio
While astronauts going to the moon is interesting in general, astronauts coming back from the moon alive is of great interest to them and their families.
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03/26/2019 1:16:47 PM PDT
by
Darteaus94025
(Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
To: Magnum44
Agreed. It’s like they are just making stuff up now because whenever the Administration orders something, nothing ever happens. They should just promise everyone a pony.
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03/26/2019 1:17:14 PM PDT
by
The Toll
To: SaveFerris
Hillary’s morning breath.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:17:36 PM PDT
by
Darteaus94025
(Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
To: Rio
Kind of hard to find the money if your’e supporting half of Mexico and Latin America.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:17:41 PM PDT
by
dljordan
To: Darteaus94025
That would be more corrosive and dangerous than Hydrazine!
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:26:17 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Rio
US to Return Astronauts to the Moon by 2024, VP Pence Says In five years?
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:28:31 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Rio
What’s the rush? It’s only been half a frikken century since we bailed on that mission.
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posted on
03/26/2019 1:32:27 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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