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Artemis 1, the first flight of the Artemis program, launched early Wednesday morning of November 16. Nearly 9 million pounds (4 million kg) of thrust took the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into the final frontier, where it successfully sent an uncrewed Orion spacecraft toward the moon. The program's name is derived from Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and twin sister to Apollo, whose namesake program first brought astronauts to our natural satellite on July 20, 1969.
NASA intends to land the first woman on the moon with Artemis 3 in 2025. Between 1969 and 1972, six missions took place in which 12 people walked on the surface of the moon — all of them men. The current team of astronauts consists of nine women and nine men. About 75 women have been to space. The ultimate goal of the mission is to prepare for human exploration of Mars. The moon will serve as a test bed, for goals such as gathering material from the moon and possibly using that to make fuel. The Artemis program also includes the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, a station around the moon that would extend humanity's presence in space and provide a platform for scientific experiments and jaunts to the lunar surface.
Artemis 1, 2022: The first mission is uncrewed to test the safety of the SLS rocket, and the Orion capsule's ability to reach the moon, perform in lunar orbit and return to Earth for an ocean splashdown. The SLS rocket will carry 13 small satellites into space to perform experiments and technology demonstrations. For six days the craft will orbit the moon, collecting performance data.
Artemis 2, 2024: Carrying the first four Artemis astronauts, the Orion capsule will take the crew farther from Earth than humans have ever traveled before. Over the approximately 10-day mission, the crew will complete a lunar flyby and return to Earth, evaluating the spacecraft's systems while carrying humans.
Artemis 3, 2025: This will see the first woman and the next man to step onto the lunar surface. Providing previous missions have been successful, the astronauts will shoot towards the moon, using the lunar lander to lower two people to the moon's south polar region. They will remain on the moon for around a week. For the initial Artemis moon missions, the selected astronauts will likely fly to the moon’s south pole. This area has great potential as it is believed to be home to the highest abundance of water ice. If we can extract this water, it could be used to sustain human exploration farther into space, whether that's as a human hydration source, rocket fuel resource, or cooling system for equipment. Other natural resources will also be investigated.
NASA intends to land the first woman on the moon with Artemis 3 in 2025. Between 1969 and 1972, six missions took place in which 12 people walked on the surface of the moon — all of them men. The current team of astronauts consists of nine women and nine men. About 75 women have been to space. The ultimate goal of the mission is to prepare for human exploration of Mars. The moon will serve as a test bed, for goals such as gathering material from the moon and possibly using that to make fuel. The Artemis program also includes the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, a station around the moon that would extend humanity's presence in space and provide a platform for scientific experiments and jaunts to the lunar surface.
Artemis 1, 2022: The first mission is uncrewed to test the safety of the SLS rocket, and the Orion capsule's ability to reach the moon, perform in lunar orbit and return to Earth for an ocean splashdown. The SLS rocket will carry 13 small satellites into space to perform experiments and technology demonstrations. For six days the craft will orbit the moon, collecting performance data.
Artemis 2, 2024: Carrying the first four Artemis astronauts, the Orion capsule will take the crew farther from Earth than humans have ever traveled before. Over the approximately 10-day mission, the crew will complete a lunar flyby and return to Earth, evaluating the spacecraft's systems while carrying humans.
Artemis 3, 2025: This will see the first woman and the next man to step onto the lunar surface. Providing previous missions have been successful, the astronauts will shoot towards the moon, using the lunar lander to lower two people to the moon's south polar region. They will remain on the moon for around a week. For the initial Artemis moon missions, the selected astronauts will likely fly to the moon’s south pole. This area has great potential as it is believed to be home to the highest abundance of water ice. If we can extract this water, it could be used to sustain human exploration farther into space, whether that's as a human hydration source, rocket fuel resource, or cooling system for equipment. Other natural resources will also be investigated.
