National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)aims to make a manned flight to the Moon again after a long time. Institution, mission plan determined its first three goals. Artemis 1, 2 and 3 If the programmes, called ‘Ascension’, can be realized, what is planned for the next is very exciting. In this context, NASA determined the destinations on the Moon.
NASA wants to collect lots of ice on the Moon with Artemis
NASA aims to send astronauts to the Moon in 2025 with Artemis. The agency, which has planned the entire program in detail, has now announced the locations to go on the Moon. Marking 13 regions, NASA also gave some critical information about the regions.
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The marked regions are located at the Moon’s south pole. The agency believes there are significant resources of water, ice and dark craters in the marked areas. Sarah Noble, head of lunar science in NASA’s Planetary Science Division, stated at a press conference yesterday that the regions had not been explored before.
NASA has pressed the button for the first project, which consists of 3 stages. NASA, which wanted to start the first step of the Artemis mission in May, started to take its first steps in May. Aiming to start the project until 2028 in the first place, NASA pushed its target 4 years earlier with the pressures of the then President Donald Trump. in 2024 He would make the first human landing on the moon. This early launch, however, was hit by many hurdles. Regardless, the project is expected to take place in 2025.
The first step of the long-term project Artemis 1It is a pioneer for the mission as a whole. This is the first step Artemis 2 A crewed pre-flight to lunar orbit with the program will be carried out to test rockets and systems. If the second step is also successful, it will be postponed to 2025. Artemis 3 with a crewed landing on the lunar surface.