First Artemis Lunar Missions Launches Today: How to Watch?

Humanity, which last set foot on the moon 50 years ago, continues its efforts to return to our satellite with new technologies and new purposes. In particular, it is expected to play a major role in humanity’s journey to other planets. First of the Moon return missions will start today.

First mission of the Artemis mission program, aiming to finally land humanity on the Moon Artemis I, will begin today with a launch at 3:33 pm. Alright will be carried out unmanned What will this task entail? How to follow the task live? Let’s take a closer look at all the details about Artemis I.

What is the Artemis I task?

The Artemis I mission, the first leg of the Artemis mission program, will take place with the ‘Space Launch System (SLS)’ rocket, the most powerful rocket ever produced by NASA, and the ‘Orion’ spacecraft. The mission will begin at NASA’s modernized Kennedy Space Center. The mission, which will start at 15.33 today, according to the figures determined by NASA. It will take 42 days, 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Orion spacecraft in total throughout the mission 2 million 92 thousand kilometers of road it will fold. After the vehicle returns to the Moon orbit, it will re-enter Earth orbit and begin its descent to Earth. The spacecraft is expected to enter our atmosphere at a speed of 39 thousand 428 kilometers per hour on October 10, 2022 and land on Earth.

What is the purpose of the Artemis I mission?

Artemis I’s primary goal will be to demonstrate Orion’s systems in a spaceflight environment and to ensure safe re-entry, landing, bounce and recovery prior to maiden flight with the crew aboard Artemis II. In short, the Artemis I mission is a mission for the development of systems to be used in manned missions. test task will be.

When will the continuation of the Artemis mission program take place?

While the second mission of the Artemis program is targeted for 2024, this mission will be the first manned mission of the program. But the astronauts will not reach the lunar surface. Humanity’s first Artemis mission to set foot on the Moon again the Artemis 3 that will be happen in 2025 is planned.

What does Artemis mean? Why ‘Artemis’?

NASA gave a big nod to previous missions by choosing the name ‘Artemis’. Artemis in Greek mythology twin sister of Apollo and the moon goddess. You will remember that NASA’s first Moon program was also called Apollo.

Artemis I mission logo:

How to watch the Artemis I mission?

You can follow the first mission of the Artemis mission program, where NASA will open a new page in human history, live on NASA’s own website or YouTube channel. You can find NASA’s mission release below: