President Trump appeared to contradict his previous statements about space exploration, saying NASA should be looking beyond just the moon in its quest to explore outer space.

“For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon – We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!” Trump said in a Friday tweet.

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