ARTEMIS Mission News

NASA’s Artemis program marks a bold new era of lunar exploration, aimed at returning humans to the Moon and establishing a sustainable presence there by the late 2020s. Named after the twin sister of Apollo in Greek mythology, Artemis is a direct successor to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s. The program’s objectives include landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon, specifically targeting the lunar South Pole, an area believed to contain frozen water that could be vital for in-situ resource utilization. Artemis involves international partnerships and commercial contributions, intending to leverage these collaborations to foster a sustainable exploration strategy and serve as a stepping stone for future crewed missions to Mars. Key components of the program include the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built, and the Orion spacecraft, designed for deep space crewed missions. Additionally, the Gateway, a planned lunar orbit space station, will serve as a multi-purpose outpost orbiting the Moon, providing essential support for long-term human return to the lunar surface and as a staging point for deep space exploration.