NASA tests most powerful MEGAROCKET which will take humans to the Moon and Mars

Mr Bridenstine said: “If we’re going to have boots on the moon by 2024, as the vice president indicated, which I believe we can achieve, we’re going to need SLS.

“We’re going to need to accelerate it and get as many of those technologies ready as soon as possible, and we’re going to need Exploration Upper Stage [EUS] as soon as possible.”

Not only will SLS take humans to the moon, but it will also blast the Orion spacecraft into deep space.