‘America First’ on the moon? US must ‘dominate’ in space, acting NASA chief says during lunar landing
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When a special lunar floor was closed on the surface of the moon early Sunday morning (2 March), ready to make history with the first completely successful landing, NASA’s Acting Acting Janet Petro He was enthusiastic.
And why not? NASA and her commercial partner Firefly Aerospace were just 24 minutes away, which became A successful landing of the blue ghost Moon Lander on the Plain of Mare Crisium – a soft historical landing of a private satellite vehicle. The investigation holds 10 tools to study the moon for NASA as agency agency Artemis program It works to return astronauts to the moon by 2027.
“I cannot tell you how enthusiastic is now,” Petro said on the Internet. “To get here and experience the landing the moon This is coming, this is very exciting. “
The shade image of Blue Ghost Lander on the moon, with the Earth in the background.
Blue Ghost Lander on the surface of the moon with a pale blue point – Earth – in the background
Lunar Ghost Lander in Firefly.
The first image of Blue Ghost Lander, March 2.
NASA screen from Firefly Aerospace Ghost Ghost Landing 2 March.
NASA screen from Firefly Aerospace Ghost Ghost Landing 2 March.
But when the NASA commentator was asked why the landing was important to Nassa And the United States Space Program, distinguished one of the following Peto comments.
Petro said: “I think this administration really wants to preserve America first, and I think that the way we keep America first by controlling all areas of space,” he said, “America first.” President Donald Trump’s speech And its current administration. “And the area of ​​the area we will pick up recently tonight, will be on the surface of the moon, and around the moon.”
“As long as we continue to control this space, I think we will put America first,” Petro added. “We will make America proud. We are doing this for American citizens.”
Petro said that the NASA (or CLPS) commercial load services program, according to which Al -Yarraa flies NASA blue ghost missionIt is very important to build a moon’s economy for the United States.
Petro added: “Building this moon is what will make us control and around the moon, so we must do so.”
during Post -land press conference To celebrate Blue Ghost, one of the correspondents asked NASA team members about the axis shown in a tone of the most “human” talisman from exploring the moon during Apollo program To “America first”.
While Petro did not speak at the press conference, Nikki Fox, the agency’s assistant director of the NASA Science Mission Directorate, had addressed the question.
“I just wanted to say, as you know, we are very proud of our CLPS program,” said Fox. NASA CLPS program, where the agency works with commercial companies to fly the loads to the moon, It started in 2018.
Firefly’s Blue fly According to a $ 93 million deal With NASA’s signing in 2021, it appears to be in good condition, Take stunning photos From the surface of the moon after smooth landing. This is the third trip to date under the program, yet A failed journey by the astronomer Partial success By intuitive machinesBoth happened last year. (Hap second intuitive machines It was launched on February 26 It will land on March 6)
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lunar Lander took this image of the moon shortly after reaching the moon’s orbit on February 13, 2025. Credit: Firefly Aerospace
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“The idea of ​​the CLPS program is to build a sustainable space economy with American companies, and this has not changed at all,” said Fox. “We are very proud of the work our American commercial companies are doing in partnership with NASA.”
Fox added that NASA’s Artemis program, which is the human lighting arm of space in the moon, has an international cooperation in it. The first crew, Artemis mission, Artemis 2It will be launched in 2026 With a Canadian astronaut on board. NASA has recruited more than 50 countries for approval Artemis Accords To explore the cooperative moon.
“When we talk about Artemis, we return as a global community. That’s why we have Artemis agreements,” said Fox. “We encourage all our American partners, partners and allies. But with NASA and with our American companies, we will lead the world as NASA does, and we continue to inspire to move forward, do the great sciences, and do a great exploration together.”
