‘Back to Moon soon, to stay this time’

WASHINGTON, D.C.: NASA is accelerating plans to return Americans to the Moon, and this

Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s administrator, told reporters on Donald Trump to return to the moon, using private companies.

“It’s important that we get back to the moon as fast as possible,” said Bridenstine in a meeting at NASA’s Washington headquarters, adding he hoped to have astronauts back there

“This time, when we go to the come home to not go back for

- in the world. What we’re doing is, we’re making it sustainable

The last person to walk on

Before humans set foot on the lunar surface again, NASA aims to land an unmanned ve the burgeoning private sector to build the probe.

The deadline for bids is and billions over budget.

Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

However, he admitted that

NASA’s accelerated plans - rective that Trump signed in return to the Moon before a manned mission to Mars, pos

NASA plans to build a small for trips to and from the lunar surface, but will not be perma -

As with the ISS, NASA would seek the participation of other countries, who could provide such as modules for the Moon station or vehicles to allow landings on the surface.

“We want numerous providers competing on cost and innovation,” Bridenstine said.

Before this manned program, NASA is also pushing to other technological tools to the Moon in 2020 or even before

for quick- turnaround bids to manufacture and launch such incentives to make it happen fast.

“We care about speed,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “We those landings will be successful. We are taking risks.”