Go back to the moon again, or head straight to Mars? Trump pitted his NASA chief against Apollo 11 astronauts today over which mission makes the most sense
President Donald Trump has spent days feuding with progressive House Democrats, but on Friday he stoked another conflict, pitting his NASA chief against the first men to travel to the moon as they debated traveling directly to Mars.
The administrator added that an additional wrinkle of Mars travel is that the red planet is only on the same side of the sun as Earth about once every two years. “So we have to be prepared to stay on Mars for long periods of time; we prove that out — on the moon — then we go onto Mars.”POLITICO’s weekly must-read briefing on the second space age.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.“You like it direct?” Trump repeated.
Bridenstine again explained the drawbacks of bypassing the moon. “Think about this: We need to use the resources of another world in order to live and work for long periods of time,” he said, adding that the water-ice found on the moon would be an excellent source of life support and rocket fuel for a Mars mission as well as an untapped market for commercial space companies.
With that, Trump nodded, then moved on to praising Bridenstine’s record as NASA chief. But Aldrin didn’t agree.Sign up today to receive the #1-rated newsletter in politicsBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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