The Trump White House on Tuesday sparked a wave of mockery online after sharing a post about NASA’s plans to return to, and stay on, the Moon.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman wrote:
“To return Americans to the Moon, NASA is shifting to an iterative, execution-focused approach – just as we did during Apollo. We are standardizing rocket architecture, embedding NASA expertise across industry, and increasing launch cadence to support sustained lunar operations. We are sending a demand signal for crewed missions beyond Artemis V, with at least two providers capable of bringing astronauts to the surface every 6 months. The goal is not just to reach the Moon, but to stay. America will never give up the Moon again.”
The White House re-shared the post and highlighted one line: “The goal is not just to reach the Moon, but to stay.”
Social media users quickly responded with the same gag. Namely, that Trump and his administration should make it a one-way trip.
