Vice President Mike Pence said at Kennedy Space Center Saturday that NASA's Orion capsule is "ready to begin preparations for its historic first flight" to take American astronauts back to the Moon.
What he's saying: "America will return to the Moon within the next 5 years and the next man and the first woman on the Moon will be American astronauts,” Pence said at the event on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, alongside Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. "We’re going back."
Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and to "highlight the admin's commitment to return to the Moon, Mars, and beyond."
Posted by Fox News on Saturday, July 20, 2019
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