Will Nasa Land Humans On The Moon By 2024. Washington — vice president mike pence directed nasa to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2024, a dramatic acceleration of the agency’s. Nasa has let go of its goal to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024.

Nasa was slated to land astronauts on the lunar surface earlier than china but has announced delays. It has been almost 50 years since astronauts last set foot on the moon (apollo 17, december 1972).