the future has arrived space tourism is
coming we are going back to the moon
this time to stay I say humanity right
now is in a transition cars are starting
to drive themselves airplanes are
starting to fly themselves so now I
think this Artemis program will take us
that next step improving out these
systems we are living out the legacy of
Apollo but the Artemis program is very
different and it's a program whose time
has come between 1968 and 1972 America
launched nine human missions to the moon
six of which successfully touched down
allowing 12 men to walk on the moon over
50 years later nASA has been set the
task of returning to the moon this time
building a long-term human presence on
the lunar surface the Artemis missions
will prepare us for ever more
challenging human missions into space
the next logical target being Mars to
achieve this nasa's teamed up with
commercial partners spacex Blue Origin
and Alabama based company Dianetics
which were selected as having the
greatest potential other companies such
as Boeing also put forward proposals but
were unsuccessful
the awards stand close to 1 billion
dollars split between the 3 chosen
partners all three put forward proposals
on the lunar landing system NASA will
work closely with each participant over
the coming months and select one or two
to take part in future Artemus landings
Elon Musk's SpaceX proposed a variation
of their starship rocket which will act
as the Lunar Lander starship will take
advantage of the company's vertical
landing capabilities which have been
proven time and time again
starship is so tall that astronauts will
have to be lowered onto the lunar
surface using an elevator the starship
design would transport astronauts
between the moon and the Gateway the
Gateway is planned to be a space station
in orbit around the moon acting as you
guessed it a gateway Jeff Bezos Blue
Origin will lead a national team
consisting of names such as Lockheed
Martin and Northrop Grumman their
proposal consists of a lunar lander
similar to NASA's Orion capsule Orion
will be the part which takes our
astronauts to the gateway the proposing
team has great experience in servicing
the International Space Station and so
are a great fit for the Artemis mission
this design is also rather tall and
presents astronauts with a fairly
serious ladder to navigate alabama-based
Dianetics proposes a different type of
concept the lunar lander sits close to
the surface of the Moon meaning
astronauts can easily exit the module
all three companies have provided NASA
with unique concepts and are highly
capable at achieving the aims expected
SpaceX in particular provided the first
human launch from American soil this
year since the retirement of space
shuttles in 2011 the launch was very
different from anything we've seen
before the crew Dragon rocket had no big
lovers or unfinished areas instead just
a couple of slick monitors
it may not be long until a wealthy
citizen is strapped in they're on their
way to visit the Gateway and even
getting the chance to set foot on the
moon as we become more capable and
efficient at doing so prices will
decrease and a chance to walk on the
moon could be within reach of an
ordinary family we are excited for all
of the HD footage that will come from
the Artemus missions yet we must not
forget the lessons we have learned from
the Apollo missions specifically the
time when Charlie Duke decided to see
how high he could jump on the moon which
almost proved fatal click here to see
what happened to Charlie Duke when he
jumped on the moon thanks for watching
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