Mike Pence Will Be At The Astronaut Torch Carrying Announcement Thing

Vice President Pence to Visit NASA's Johnson Space Center for Astronaut Class Announcement

"Vice President Mike Pence will visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, June 7, to welcome America's newest astronaut candidates, chosen from more than 18,000 applicants to carry the torch for future human space exploration. ... The new astronaut candidates could one day be performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil aboard spacecraft built by American companies, and traveling to the moon or even Mars with the help of NASA's new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket."

Keith's note: Well Duh, isn't that why NASA picks astronauts? Odd that NASA needs to remind the media what astronauts do. Oh yes NASA just sort of formally announced that it wants to send astronauts back to the Moon - and also to Mars - with a shrinking budget (shh!).

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