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Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission in December 1972. Harrison H. Schmitt/Courtesy of NASA hide caption

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A Moon Landing In 2024? NASA Says It'll Happen, Others Say: No Way

The Trump administration keeps repeating that the U.S. will return humans to the moon in 2024. That may be technically possible, but only if the money appears and if everything goes perfectly.

Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walks toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission in December 1972. Harrison H. Schmitt/Courtesy of NASA hide caption

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A Moon Landing In 2024? NASA Says It'll Happen; Others Say: No Way

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Coronavirus Puts A Crimp On The Chinese Tourism Industry

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A Dad's Lesson To His Daughter About Risks: 'Never A Harm To Try Taking A Swing'

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House manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., leaves the floor after the Senate acquitted President Trump on two articles of impeachment on Wednesday. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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Transcript: Trump Impeachment Process Was 'Absolutely Worth It,' Schiff Says

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Hiring Picks Up As Employers Add 225,000 Jobs In January

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