RUSH TRANSCRIPT This weekend ░░░░░░░░ the 50th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ Apollo 11 Moon landing ░░░░░░░░ Brennan has a look ░░░░░░░░ how the space program ░░░░░░░░ changed since 1969 and ░░░░░░░░ s new plans for ░░░░░░░░ travel reporter 50 years ░░░░░░░░ the first humans stepped ░░░░░░░░ on the Moon the ░░░░░░░░ Apollo 11 mission sinched ░░░░░░░░ s dominance in space ░░░░░░░░ wayned after the Cold ░░░░░░░░ s close Now that ░░░░░░░░ changing Companies like Elon ░░░░░░░░ s SpaceX pioneer reusable ░░░░░░░░ that cut the price ░░░░░░░░ go to orbit ushering ░░░░░░░░ a new era of ░░░░░░░░ backed space exploration that ░░░░░░░░ the U S More ░░░░░░░░ as it rethinks its ░░░░░░░░ for the final frontier ░░░░░░░░ has come the time ░░░░░░░░ us to make the ░░░░░░░░ giant leap and return ░░░░░░░░ restaurants to the Moon ░░░░░░░░ NASA s new lunar ░░░░░░░░ is artemis named after ░░░░░░░░ s twin sister the ░░░░░░░░ goddess of the Moon ░░░░░░░░ would send Americans back ░░░░░░░░ five years a feat ░░░░░░░░ can only be achieved ░░░░░░░░ the help of the ░░░░░░░░ sector Chad Anderson the ░░░░░░░░ of space angels says ░░░░░░░░ re in an entrepreneurial ░░░░░░░░ race We ve gone ░░░░░░░░ a dozen privately funded ░░░░░░░░ in the world to ░░░░░░░░ 476 companies today They ░░░░░░░░ raised 22 billion of ░░░░░░░░ capital reporter One start ░░░░░░░░ space angels has invested ░░░░░░░░ astro botic which builds ░░░░░░░░ landers has almost 100 ░░░░░░░░ in contracts including recent ░░░░░░░░ from NASA We offer ░░░░░░░░ a much more affordable ░░░░░░░░ to regularly fly payloads ░░░░░░░░ the surface of the ░░░░░░░░ and that s going ░░░░░░░░ open The Doors wide ░░░░░░░░ to scientists and explorers ░░░░░░░░ technology developers all over ░░░░░░░░ country and all over ░░░░░░░░ world to begin to ░░░░░░░░ the Moon in much ░░░░░░░░ ways reporter It s ░░░░░░░░ one example Companies are ░░░░░░░░ on everything from rockets ░░░░░░░░ Moon mining to habitats ░░░░░░░░ Bezos blue origin spent ░░░░░░░░ last few years designing ░░░░░░░░ own lunar lander the ░░░░░░░░ Moon A space station ░░░░░░░░ would orbit the Moon ░░░░░░░░ Sierra Nevada corporation are ░░░░░░░░ to build The purpose ░░░░░░░░ that is for NASA ░░░░░░░░ support space exploration on ░░░░░░░░ Moon and eventually other ░░░░░░░░ reporter But it will ░░░░░░░░ take more money Up ░░░░░░░░ 30 billion over five ░░░░░░░░ according to NASA for ░░░░░░░░ err va Nevada s ░░░░░░░░ it isn t a ░░░░░░░░ of whether it goes ░░░░░░░░ but a matter of ░░░░░░░░ I want to someday ░░░░░░░░ into a school and ░░░░░░░░ hi I m Steve ░░░░░░░░ m an astronaut and ░░░░░░░░ kids say big deal ░░░░░░░░ are a gazillion of ░░░░░░░░ that s my goal ░░░░░░░░ I get the idea ░░░░░░░░ going back to the ░░░░░░░░ is going to require ░░░░░░░░ private sector to be ░░░░░░░░ But my more fundamental ░░░░░░░░ is why do it ░░░░░░░░ is the attraction to ░░░░░░░░ back So here is ░░░░░░░░ way NASA and quite ░░░░░░░░ entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos ░░░░░░░░ s very keen with ░░░░░░░░ of his efforts at ░░░░░░░░ origin this is how ░░░░░░░░ s thinking about it ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ this time to stay ░░░░░░░░ time to learn and ░░░░░░░░ use it as a ░░░░░░░░ ground for life on ░░░░░░░░ world Also you have ░░░░░░░░ there you have other ░░░░░░░░ materials resources and it ░░░░░░░░ become a weighstation for ░░░░░░░░ deep space exploration and ░░░░░░░░ our travels to Mars ░░░░░░░░ right Morgan thanks very ░░░░░░░░ That s really how ░░░░░░░░ is thinking about it ░░░░░░░░ are thinking about it ░░░░░░░░ a permanent installation on ░░░░░░░░ Moon reporter Yes and ░░░░░░░░ the way the rocket ░░░░░░░░ is expected to take ░░░░░░░░ there is the sls ░░░░░░░░ is a NASA rocket ░░░░░░░░ s being built by ░░░░░░░░ just to give you ░░░░░░░░ context on where I ░░░░░░░░ standing right now this ░░░░░░░░ launchpad 39b This is ░░░░░░░░ that rocket would launch ░░░░░░░░ it is ready in ░░░░░░░░ coming years so it ░░░░░░░░ in the not just ░░░░░░░░ new space companies but ░░░░░░░░ the incumbents like Boeing ░░░░░░░░ are involved in this ░░░░░░░░ well Morgan Brennan down ░░░░░░░░ Florida.