Artemis program
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 An artist's picture ofOrion spacecraftarriving the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (right) in lunar orbit. | |
| Named after | Apollo'stwinsisterArtemis |
|---|---|
| Founder | NASA |
| Purpose | Crewed lunar exploration |
Budget | $50 billion (2024; estimate) |
TheArtemis programis an international human space-flight program.[1]
As of 2024's second quarter, thenext flightisscheduledfor, no earlier than 2025's third quarter; AnOrion spaceshipis supposed toorbitthe Moon before returning to Earth. Acrewis supposed to be onboard.
History[change|change source]
The Artemis program began in December 2017. It was created by bringing together many programs that had been started since 2009 by the United States as it tries to return to the moon.
Flights[change|change source]
- Artemis 1flew in December 2022 without crew.
- Artemis 2is planned for 2025.
- Artemis 3is supposed to happen in 2026, according to media (2023's first quarter).[2]
- Artemis 4
- Artemis 5
- Artemis 6,earliest possible launch is 2031; AnAirlockmoduleis being built as of 2024.[3]
Other information[change|change source]
The goal is to return humans to the Moon by the year 2025.[4][5][6]It will involve the first woman and thirteenth man to land on the moon. It is led by theUnited Statesand planned by theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA). It will be the first lunar landing sinceApollo 17in 1972, which was the final lunar mission of theApollo program.
As a result of Artemis, the United States hopes that there will always be humans on the moon. One day the program might take humans to Mars and other places in theSolar System.[7]As well as NASA, the Artemis program work is done bycompaniesand other internationalorganisationslikeEuropean Space Agency.
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References[change|change source]
- ↑"Moon to Mars | NASA".Archived fromthe originalon 2021-04-07.Retrieved2019-05-23.
- ↑https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-third-test-flight-launch.Retrieved 2024-03-14
- ↑"UAE starts historic Lunar Gateway project".SatellitePro ME.2024-01-22.Retrieved2024-05-05.
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- ↑Berger, Eric (20 May 2020)."NASA's full Artemis plan revealed: 37 launches and a lunar outpost".Ars Technica.Archivedfrom the original on 23 May 2019.Retrieved24 May2020.
- ↑Sheetz, Michael (2021-11-09)."NASA delays astronaut moon landing to 2025".CNBC.Retrieved2021-11-23.
- ↑Template:Source-attribution
Other websites[change|change source]
- Moon to Mars portalatNASA
- Monthly reportArchived2020-10-04 at theWayback Machineby the Exploration Systems Development (ESD)
