NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars by 2033
Source: CNN
NASA wants to land astronauts on Mars by 2033
By Michelle Lou and Brandon Griggs, CNN
Updated 2206 GMT (0606 HKT) April 3, 2019
(CNN) — NASA wants to accelerate its timeline for the next moon landing while keeping its eyes on a bigger prize: Mars.
The space agency aims to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said at a Tuesday congressional hearing.
"We can move up the Mars landing by moving up the moon landing (to 2024)," Bridenstine told the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. "We need to learn how to live and work in another world. The moon is the best place to prove those capabilities and technologies. The sooner we can achieve that objective, the sooner we can move on to Mars."
The budget for the accelerated timeline still needs to be approved
The original return to the moon was scheduled for 2028, and it's unclear if NASA will be able to meet the new deadline. The rocket that Boeing is building for the moon mission -- called the Space Launch System or SLS -- has experienced delays.
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