America plans to send astronauts to the moon to develop resources and technologies

US Vice President Mike Pines announced that the United States was planning to send astronauts to the moon not only to visit the lunar surface but also to develop resources and techniques.

"We have US missiles coming from US territory, and next year, US astronauts will return to the American space, and then to the moon, where we will establish a presence, this time, the most important, when we will go, "Pence told CBS News. We will stay on the moon. We will continue to develop resources. We will develop new methods, new technologies, then from the moon to Mars "

According to Pence, the United States plans to send astronauts to the moon in 2024 as part of the recently launched Artemis program, which will establish a long-term sustainable existence before going to Mars.

"The president fully supports that."

The United States is participating in the development of the Orion spacecraft for future flights out of Earth orbit. In March, Pence announced that the United States would send astronauts to the Moon by 2024 instead of 2028, as originally planned. NASA astronauts are expected to land on the moon aboard Orion, which will be placed in orbit by an SLS heavy transport rocket.