A local university made an out of this world announcement

In 2018, Morehead State University will have a satellite orbiting the moon. Doctor Benjamin Malphrus is the director of the Space Science center at Morehead State University. In a statement to the Associated Press, he said that the university’s satellite will orbit the moon, while mapping out water and ice on its surface. The satellite will be one of 13 carried by NASA’s new Space Launch Rocket System.