Nasa plans to send humans to ‘icy South Pole’ of Moon for FIRST time by 2024
NASA is aiming to send the next man and the first woman to the icy South Pole of the moon by 2024, as directed by President Donald Trump.
The space agency says it's trying to make the moon return happen as soon as possible and by all means necessary.
The South Pole is Nasa's current target for exploration because scientists have observed evidence of lots of ice in the craters there.
The presence of ice means that moon water could potentially be used as a resource for future missions.
Moon water could help astronauts explore the moon for longer or even stay there.
The space agency is working on a reusable human lunar landing system that will take astronauts to the moon and back.
Bridenstine explained: "Using new landers, robots and eventually humans, we will conduct science and technology demonstrations across the entire lunar surface of the Moon to learn more about resources on the Moon and how we can use them for future exploration.
"We will move forward to the Moon, this time to stay. And then we’ll take what we learn on the Moon, and go to Mars."
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