The endeavor to put the first woman—and the next man— on the moon will likely cost between $20 and $30 billion over five years.
"This was not a decision that was made lightly. A lot of hard work has been done here in Huntsville, over—well over—10 years now, regarding landing systems," Bridenstine said on Friday.and requested that Congress increase NASA's proposed budget for fiscal year 2020—which begins October 1—by $1.6 billion, much of which would be earmarked for commercial development of the human lunar landing system. The endeavor will likely cost between $20 and $30 billion over five years.
Companies, including billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Lockheed Martin, are developing potential components of the lunar lander, and will compete for NASA funds via competitive bidding later in the year. In March, Vice President Mike Pence announced an accelerated timeline for NASA to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by 2024, cutting in half a previous goal to get there by 2028.urged NASA
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