""To people all around the world who look up and dream about what is possible, the long wait is over," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said as he introduced Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen at Saturday's jubilant homecoming celebration."
""The next mission's right around the corner," entry flight director Rick Henfling observed following the crew's Pacific splashdown on Friday."
"Musk's Starship and Bezos' Blue Moon are vying for the all-important Artemis IV moon landing in 2028. Two astronauts will aim for the south polar region, the preferred location for Isaacman's envisioned $20 billion to $30 billion moon base."
"The docking mechanism for Artemis III's close-to-home trial run is already at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The latest model Starship is close to launching on a test flight from South Texas."
NASA's Artemis II mission marked a significant achievement with the safe return of astronauts after exploring the moon's far side and witnessing a total solar eclipse. Following this success, attention shifts to Artemis III, where astronauts will practice docking with lunar landers in Earth orbit. Companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are competing to develop landers for future missions, including a planned moon base at the south pole, which could utilize hidden ice for resources.
Read at Boston.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]