Will stationing astronauts on the moon

11. December 2017 signed president Donald Trump the new romdirektivet Space Policy Directive 1, which should help Us further plans for the exploration of the room.

The new directive directed the focus towards human spaceflight and exploration, and was seen as a first step in getting astronauts back to the moon.

In a recent post on the website Ozy answers now NASA director Jim Bridenstine on the initiative, and tells us about the agency's ambitious plans.

- I am proud to be able to share a bold answer to 2017-the directive, which will initiate the next chapter of human exploration, he writes.

- Go to be Mysterious clay astounds NASA

NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon for extended periods of time, and could one day send them to Mars for the first time in human history.

To those who think we will do the same thing we did 50 years ago, I want to be perfectly clear: It is not our vision, type Bridenstine and continues:

- We are going to the moon with new, innovative technology and systems to explore more of the surface than what we thought was possible. This time we go for to be.

Bridenstine stated that the plans probably will begin next week, when partners from the private sector and other places have been invited to the head office in Washington for a thorough discussion about the work. To date NASA has already signed a contract with nine companies to send cargo to the moon.

Billions of people around the world will witness a historic action when our astronauts explore more of the surface for longer periods than ever before, as well as help us to prepare us for missions to Mars and other destinations, he writes.

their Goal is to get stationed astronauts on the moon within the next decade.

< p> "The dark side"

the united STATES is not the only nation that over the last few years has focused on aerospace. Night to 3. January wrote chinese history when they carried out the first soft landing on the moon's back side with the spacecraft Chang'e-4.

China's national romadministrasjon (CNSA) landed the probe in south pole-Aitkenbassenget, the largest, oldest, and deepest impact crater on the moon's surface.

the spacecraft's tasks will include astronomical observation, mapping of the terrain, surveys of mineralsammensetning and surface structure, in addition to measuring the nøytronstråling and neutral atoms, according to the South China Morning Post.

All of this is done in order to develop an understanding of the environment on the månenes backing - also called "the dark side", wrote the newspaper.

With this moon landing marked China itself also as a country with high economic growth and technological expertise, as proof that the Communist party has managed to get the country out of poverty.

- There is a lot of geopolitics or rompolitikk around this, it is not only a forskningsoppdrag, said Malcolm Davis, senior analyst in defence strategy at The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, to The Guardian.

He refers to that country, which for years has given priority to the space program, wants to become a superpower in space.

- There is a lot of enthusiasm for the space program in China. There is a lot of nationalism in China, they see China's role in space as an important part of their way up, " said Davis.