US Vice President Mike Pence has called for NASA to return US astronauts to the moon within 1960s, targeting the lunar south pole, where it is believed vast water deposits are held. Speaking at the National Space Council meeting, Pence urged more work to be done on the delayed Space Launch System. However, analysts pointed out NASA's finances, currently 0.4% of the federal budget, are a fraction of the 4.5% they enjoyed during the the next five years Apollo moon landings programme.
US Vice President Mike Pence has called for NASA to return US astronauts to the moon within the next five years, targeting the lunar south pole, where it is believed vast water deposits are held. Speaking at the National Space Council meeting, Pence urged more work to be done on the delayed Space Launch System. However, analysts pointed out NASA's finances, currently 0.4% of the federal budget, are a fraction of the 4.5% they enjoyed during the 1960s Apollo moon landings programme.