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It has been 54 years since humans first set foot on the Moon. This year, the Artemis mission’s manned flights are planned to take astronauts farther than the Moon.
Reported by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the previous Artemis 1 mission was successful at the end of 2022. This first mission was an unmanned flight test, orbiting and flying further than the Moon.
In the November 2024 mission, Artemis 2 will involve astronauts flying more than the distance to the Moon. This means that the Artemis 2 mission will take astronauts to the furthest distance ever reached by humans in space.
The Artemis 2 mission is planned to last 8-10 days. This mission will collect valuable data about the Orion module, including how effective its life support systems are.
Plans for College Women and People of Color Come to the Moon
Artemis 2 is part of the Artemis mission. One of these missions plans to bring humans back to the Moon in 2025.
The difference is, this mission will bring female astronauts and astronauts of color (people of colour/POC) first to land on the lunar surface. There, they will spend a week conducting scientific research and then return to Earth.
In December 2022, the uncrewed Artemis 1 test mission landed on Earth after successfully completing an epic journey to and around the Moon, including completing two lunar flybys and entering lunar orbit.
Fly to the Moon of Another Planet
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will also launch in October 2024, reported by Royal Astronomy Greenwich. The goal is not Earth’s Moon, but Jupiter’s Moon, namely cold Europa.
Scientists believe Europa has an ocean of liquid water beneath its crust. The volume of water on Jupiter’s moon is estimated to be more than the combined oceans on Earth. This means that Europa could be the only place in the Solar System that can be inhabited by humans in the future.
The Europa Clipper itself is expected to reach orbit around Jupiter in 2030. This aircraft will fly past Europa several times at an altitude of 25 km above the surface of Jupiter’s moon and scan almost the entirety of Europa.
The hope is that the Europa Clipper mission can dig further into the composition and geology of Jupiter’s moons. That way, humans can find out more about whether places beneath the surface have conditions that can support life.
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2024-01-05 02:30:46
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