The head of NASA explained why US astronauts have not landed on the Moon and Mars
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American astronauts would have landed long ago on the Moon and even on Mars if it were not for the financing problems associated with "political risks." This was told by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jim Brydenstein in an interview CBS.
Answering the relevant question, the head of NASA explained that the return of American astronauts to the moon did not take place because of the "political risks" associated with the financing of the project. According to him, if the US government allocated more funds to space programs, the US astronauts would not only return to the moon, but also land on Mars.
We would already be on the moon if it were not for political risks. Frankly, we would already be on Mars
declared bidenstein.
He noted that NASA had attempted to return to the natural satellite of the Earth and land on the Red Planet in the 90 and early 2000, but the projects were curtailed due to the fact that they required lengthy preparation and substantial funding.
Brydenstein stressed that insufficient funding for NASA programs could lead to the US not being able to land on the moon in the 2024 year.
The new NASA lunar program was named "Artemis" (previous - "Apollo"). It provides for astronauts to land on Earth’s satellite in 2024, although it was originally planned to do this in 2028. The White House has previously announced the acceleration of the landing program on the Moon for five years and the allocation of additional 1,6 billion dollars for the exploration of the Moon and Mars.
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