Book 1 - Hola MaHigh-School - June 2022

Artemis – return to the Moon
This is now serious stuff. We are going back to the moon. We were there
last in 1972. That is like 50 years back in time. All from Wiki.
NASA has identified the Artemis programme.
This is very different to the old Apollo missions.
Here we are talking about a permanent presence,
not just a quick trip, walking around for a
few hours, taking in the landscape and back to
Earth.
Wiki says: “NASA’s stated short-term goal for
the program is landing the first woman and first
person of color on the Moon; mid-term objectives include establishing an
international expedition team, and a sustainable human presence on the
Moon. Long-term objectives for Artemis are laying the foundations for
the extraction of lunar resources, and eventually making crewed missions
to Mars and beyond feasible”.
The first 5 Artemis missions are planned:
Artemis I (2022) will be an uncrewed test of the SLS and Orion, and is
the first test flight for both craft. The goal of the Artemis I mission will be
to place Orion into a lunar orbit, and then return it to Earth.