In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle
NASA's Perseverance rover captures 360-degree view of Mars' Jezero Crater (video)
NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon