SpaceX Eyes Mars While Trump Wants To Make The Moon American Again

[Judi Lynn]

October 06, 2017, 02:23:50 PM EDT By GILLIAN RICH, Investor's Business Daily

While SpaceX, Boeing ( BA ), Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) and Blue Origin have their eyes on Mars, the Trump Administration is looking to send Americans back to the moon.

"We will return American astronauts to the moon - not only to leave behind footprints and flags, but to build the foundation we need to send Americans to Mars and beyond," Vice President Mike Pence said during a meeting of the National Space Council on Thursday.

The new mission for NASA would reverse the Obama Administration's policies that focused on getting to the red planet without landing on the moon.

But even before the shift that Pence signaled, NASA's mission to Mars was already several years behind SpaceX's ambitious plans, and now the new directive could push NASA further behind.

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[Cartoonist]

1. Send Trump first

I understand you can hit a golf ball pretty far on the moon.