NASA took one small step for mankind on the moon in 1969 however in 2022, they inform us they’re taking an enormous leap to put us again there long-term.
“We are going to go to the moon and stay sustainably. We’re going to be in orbit around the moon as well as build a basecamp and hopefully me living and working on the moon in just a few short years, to hopefully build ourselves up to be on to mars much later,” mentioned Amy Marasia, Nasa Orion Spacecraft Assembly Branch Chief.
Marasia advised ABC Action News that NASA needs to obtain this by way of its Artemis program. And they’re going to actually be launching part one of that program from Cape Canaveral on Monday morning.
“We are going to go into a distant retrograde orbit, which will take us 40-thousand miles beyond the far side of the moon and that is farther than any spacecraft has gone before,” she mentioned.
This unmanned mission will take about three weeks to scope out the moon and are available again.
But the aim subsequent time is to ship individuals!
“For me, it’s a great opportunity to be and an honor to be a part of this program,” mentioned Marasia.
It’s a launch that NASA mentioned they hope the following technology is watching.
“[We need] All those younger folks who need to continue to build this program, to push us further into the solar system to explore, you know that is what we’re hoping to inspire with the Artemis program,” mentioned Marasia.