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NASA Moon landing 2024 target in doubt - 'I don't have a crystal ball' warns boss
Jul 14, 2020
NASA has made no secret of its desire to return humans to the Moon by 2024, but a series of setbacks have put the mission in doubt. Last week, US Congress revealed NASA would not get the budget the space firm craved, with no increase of the 2020 annual budget of $22.63 billion (£17.8bn) for the 2020/21 financial year.
Earlier this year, the NASA human spaceflight chief Doug Loverro, who has since stepped down, said the space agency would need at least an additional $35bn (£27.6bn) in funding over the next four years, on top of what they were already designated.
According to NASA, the space agency has been designated $682 million (£539 million) for its human landing system (HLS) mission, something which NASA officials described as a "first step" in the funding, hoping it will receive more in the future.
Mr Loverro's replacement, Kathy Lueders, revealed NASA may have been a bit overzealous in its ambitions.
Speaking to reporters on a teleconference call, Ms Lueders said in answer to questions over whether NASA would be able to achieve its goal: "I don't have a crystal ball.
NASA Moon landing 2024 target in doubt - 'I don't have a crystal ball' warns boss (Image: GETTY)
The NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders (Image: NASA)
"I wish I knew that answer. That'd make my job a lot easier. We're going to try.
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