"The last time NASA visited the Moon was in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. With the ongoing Artemis mission, NASA plans to re-establish a human presence on the Moon and create a moon base, and after that, their goal is to get humans to Mars. "--Mila Boyden, 6th grade
The last time NASA visited the Moon was in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission. With the ongoing Artemis mission, NASA plans to re-establish a human presence on the Moon and create a moon base, and after that, their goal is to get humans on Mars.
According to NASA.gov, “With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.”
Stage one, the first stage of the Artemis mission, is called Artemis I, in which the Orion spacecraft will be built and launched. The first launch of the Orion spacecraft will be uncrewed though it will have a voice activated assistant called the Callisto which is similar to Amazon’s Alexa which is being constructed by Amazon, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin. During the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft will go around the Moon before returning to Earth.
According to the article NASA's Artemis: Launch dates, mission goals, and next-generation Moon Landing, “Artemis I will take place on the first Space Launch Systems (SLS) vehicle, which will place Orion on a lunar transfer trajectory. Instead of landing on the Moon, Artemis I will overshoot it by thousands of miles. During its trip, Orion will travel 280,000 miles from Earth and spend more time in space without docking at a space station than any other spacecraft of its kind has ever done before” If the Artemis I mission succeeds, NASA will proceed to move on to Artemis II.
Stage 2, the goal of the Artemis II mission, is to successfully launch a crewed mission in the Orion capsule going around the moon before returning to Earth. While the astronauts who will be on the Orion Spacecraft during the Artemis 2 mission have yet to be announced for the mission, the four-person crew of Artemis 2 will include a CSA astronaut, under the terms of a 2020 treaty between the United States and Canada.
Stage 3, the goal of the Artemis III mission, is to accomplish the second Moon landing and the first crewed Moon landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1974, which were both NASA missions. Artemis III is scheduled for launch in 2025. The astronauts will be going to the moon in the Orion capsule like all of the previous Artemis missions. If all goes well this will be the third successful stage of the Artemis mission.
Stage 4, the goal of the Artemis IV mission, is to establish a lunar gateway. According to Space News, “The mission will deliver the I-Hab habitat module, developed by the European Space Agency and the Japanese space agency JAXA, to the Gateway. It will be docked with the first Gateway elements, the Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost, which will launch together on a Falcon Heavy in late 2024 and spend a year spiraling out to the near-rectilinear halo orbit around the moon.”
According to NASA.gov, “With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.”
Stage one, the first stage of the Artemis mission, is called Artemis I, in which the Orion spacecraft will be built and launched. The first launch of the Orion spacecraft will be uncrewed though it will have a voice activated assistant called the Callisto which is similar to Amazon’s Alexa which is being constructed by Amazon, Cisco, and Lockheed Martin. During the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft will go around the Moon before returning to Earth.
According to the article NASA's Artemis: Launch dates, mission goals, and next-generation Moon Landing, “Artemis I will take place on the first Space Launch Systems (SLS) vehicle, which will place Orion on a lunar transfer trajectory. Instead of landing on the Moon, Artemis I will overshoot it by thousands of miles. During its trip, Orion will travel 280,000 miles from Earth and spend more time in space without docking at a space station than any other spacecraft of its kind has ever done before” If the Artemis I mission succeeds, NASA will proceed to move on to Artemis II.
Stage 2, the goal of the Artemis II mission, is to successfully launch a crewed mission in the Orion capsule going around the moon before returning to Earth. While the astronauts who will be on the Orion Spacecraft during the Artemis 2 mission have yet to be announced for the mission, the four-person crew of Artemis 2 will include a CSA astronaut, under the terms of a 2020 treaty between the United States and Canada.
Stage 3, the goal of the Artemis III mission, is to accomplish the second Moon landing and the first crewed Moon landing since the Apollo 17 mission in 1974, which were both NASA missions. Artemis III is scheduled for launch in 2025. The astronauts will be going to the moon in the Orion capsule like all of the previous Artemis missions. If all goes well this will be the third successful stage of the Artemis mission.
Stage 4, the goal of the Artemis IV mission, is to establish a lunar gateway. According to Space News, “The mission will deliver the I-Hab habitat module, developed by the European Space Agency and the Japanese space agency JAXA, to the Gateway. It will be docked with the first Gateway elements, the Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost, which will launch together on a Falcon Heavy in late 2024 and spend a year spiraling out to the near-rectilinear halo orbit around the moon.”
Stage 5 of the mission, according to the same article, “That would make Artemis 5 the first Artemis mission to both use the Gateway and have a lunar landing. That mission, according to a ‘working manifest’ chart presented at the meeting, will also include delivery of ESA’s ESPRIT refueling and communications module and a Canadian-built robotic arm system for the Gateway as well as an unpressurized lunar rover.”
There are five more proposed Artemis Missions, but none of them are official yet.
Both the Artemis Mission and the Orion Capsule were named after characters in Greek mythology, according to the article Inside NASA’s Artemis Mission. “Artemis is the mythological Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo. The link with the mission which first launched humans to the Moon 50 years ago therefore is clear. The crewed spacecraft currently under development meanwhile is called Orion. Orion is one of the most recognisable constellations in the sky, while in Classical mythology Orion is the hunting companion of Artemis.”
The Artemis mission is a really big and ambitious mission for NASA with a lot of big risks, but if it succeeds it will be a major accomplishment in the field of science that will help many more to come.
There are five more proposed Artemis Missions, but none of them are official yet.
Both the Artemis Mission and the Orion Capsule were named after characters in Greek mythology, according to the article Inside NASA’s Artemis Mission. “Artemis is the mythological Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo. The link with the mission which first launched humans to the Moon 50 years ago therefore is clear. The crewed spacecraft currently under development meanwhile is called Orion. Orion is one of the most recognisable constellations in the sky, while in Classical mythology Orion is the hunting companion of Artemis.”
The Artemis mission is a really big and ambitious mission for NASA with a lot of big risks, but if it succeeds it will be a major accomplishment in the field of science that will help many more to come.
