NASA will send humans to the moon as early as 2024

Miscellaneous / by admin / April 03, 2023

And already in 2025, it is planned to land astronauts on the surface of the Earth's satellite.

NASA summed up the results of last year's lunar mission "Artemis-1" (Artemis I). The agency noted that it exceeded all expectations: the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth without damage, and all critical indicators remained normal throughout the flight. Therefore, the agency has already begun preparations for the second stage, which involves sending people to the moon, writes IFLScience.

Artemis II” (Artemis II) is tentatively scheduled for November 2024. As part of the mission, a ship with people will fly around the moon several times and return to Earth. The crew of four astronauts will be announced later this year.

We look forward to when the crew will fly to the moon. There is nothing holding us back now, based on what we learned during the Artemis I mission.

Jim Free

Assistant to the Head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

The agency is also planning a third phase, which is scheduled for 2025. It involves the direct landing of people on the Earth's satellite - for the first time in more than 50 years.

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Artemis I became the first test flight for the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and the Orion spacecraft. The device spent more than 25 days in space, circled the Moon twice, after which it successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

The Artemis I mission was a test flight of the Orion. As part of the first stage, there were mannequins on board. NASA wanted to make sure the craft could safely pass through the atmosphere and bring people back to Earth.