Published 16:53 IST, August 25th 2019
NASA makes big Artemis claim: 'We're going to the Moon to stay'
NASA has been planning its first manned mission to the moon in 2024 - 50 years after successfully achieved moon landing. This mission is named 'Artemis'
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NASA has been planning its first manned mission to moon in 2024 - 50 years after successfully achieved moon landing. This mission which has been dubbed 'Artemis' has created a lot of buzz since its anuncement in May. specialty of mission is this would be first time a woman would be stepping on Lunar surface. But NASA is t done with its surprises. It took to Twitter on Sunday to anunce- 'We're going to moon, to stay'.
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NASA to stay on moon
anuncement claims that moon is t ir final destination, but its Elon Musk's favourite- Mars. video shared by NASA shows craters on moon, where astronauts are seen trudging. It also shows many igloo-shaped camps that NASA envisions to set up. ncy which plans to send a man and a woman astronaut to Moon hopes to explore beyond our galaxy.
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What is Artemis?
According to its official website, Artemis is NASA's pioneer lunar exploration program where y plan to use invative new techlogies to conduct a massive exploration of Moon. NASA plans to partner with commercial and international partners to establish sustainable missions by 2028. ir immediate aim is to initially aims to send an unmanned flight 'Artemis-1' to test Launch System (SLS) - NASA's powerful new rocket in 2020. n y plan to send a manned mission 'Artemis-2' to and n by 2024 it plans to land on moon.
Detailing what SLS will do, NASA says that on ir sojourn to Moon, y would send astronauts in ir Orion craft at Gateway between Earth and lunar orbit. se astronauts are scheduled to dock in Gateway where y will live and work around Moon. From Gateway, y will go to Moon and n ultimately return to Earth. This mission is prior to Artemis 1 and 2.
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What will y do on Moon?
ir main aims on moon are:
- Find and use water and or critical resources needed for long-term exploration
- Investigate Moon’s mysteries
- Learn how to live and operate on surface
- Prove techlogies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars
16:31 IST, August 25th 2019