Artemis I Mission By NASA
Source : Indian Express
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What is discussed under Artemis I Mission By NASA?
- What is the Artemis I Mission?
- Objectives of the mission
Why in News ?
Almost 50 years after the last Apollo mission NASA intends to usher in a new era of space exploration by sending astronauts back to the Moon as part of the Artemis programme, beginning with the launch of Artemis I on August 29.
What is the Artemis I Mission?
- Artemis I is the first of NASA’s deep space exploration systems.
- It is an uncrewed space mission where the spacecraft will launch on SLS the most powerful rocket in the world.
Source : NASA - The Orion spacecraft is going to remain in space without docking to a space station, longer than any ship for astronauts has ever done before.
- The SLS rocket has been designed for space missions beyond the low-earth orbit and can carry crew or cargo to the moon and beyond.
Objectives of the mission
- NASA also hopes to jump-start private companies that are getting into the space technology industry.
- Aims to land humans on the moon by 2024, and it also plans to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon.
- In the upcoming year, the mission may offer scientists a wealth of crucial data, including information regarding the presence of water and other resources on the satellite.
- Competing with China’s ambition of creating a lunar base in the 2030s.
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