Trump's Real Goal Is Mars

Following @RealDonaldTrump's tweet, "NASA should NOT be talking about going to the moon," Bridenstine talked to POTUS, who agreed the US has to go to the moon 1st, but wants "generational achievement that will inspire all Americans" - planting the American flag on Mars pic.twitter.com/xNedN8Fe1M

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 14, 2019

Transcript: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on "Face the Nation," July 14, 2019, CBS

Bridenstine: "We also want to keep our eye on what is President Trump's goal - what is his vision? He wants to put an American flag - on Mars. So we go to the Moon to learn how to live on another world."

CBS: "So the first steps [on the Moon] in 2024 will be by a woman?"
Bridenstine: "That's the goal."

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