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NASA’s new race to put a woman on the moon – 60 Minutes – CBS News
Nearly a half-century after the last Apollo astronaut stepped foot on the moon, NASA is working to send its first woman to the lunar surface. Bill Whitaker reports….
Twelve American men have walked on the moon. The last Apollo astronaut left his footprint there in December 1972. Now, a half-century later, NASA is planning to send people back to the moon. The new program is called Artemis, after Apollo’s mythical twin sister, and the goal is that the next footprint on the moon will be made by a woman. The astronaut who gets that assignment hasn’t been chosen yet.
As you’re about to see, this new push to the moon has been plagued by doubts, cost overruns, and…
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