Dec 11, 2017 - Science
Trump signs policy directive to send Americans back to the moon
- Erica Pandey, author of Axios Finish Line
Trump with astronaut Buzz Aldrin while signing an executive order to re-establish the National Space Council in June. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP
President Trump signed a policy directive for NASA to "refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery." He said the move "marks a first step in returning American astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972."
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