In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon.
Project Artemis is NASA‘s plan to return to the moon by 2024 and set out to go further
than any human has gone before.
Now you are probably wondering, this has been done before.
On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon and although the destination is
the same, the motivation behind project Artemis is very different from that of project Artemis.
Nasa want to develop a permanent presence off earth by 2028 with four main motivations
for this endeavor.
To bring inspiration for future generations just as Apollo 11 inspired a generation 50
years ago, a prolonged lunar presence that provides opportunity for invaluable Scientific
Research, humanity’s desire to explore as well as economic reasons to establish a space
economy built on mining and tourism.
How will NASA reach the moon (again)?
The Space Launch System (SLS) is the rocket responsible for launching the Orion exploration
spacecraft on our journey back to the moon and beyond.
SLS is being designed to be adjustable and evolvable to make provision for a variety
of space orientated goals such as sending humans and support systems deep into space.
The rocket will tower over the statue of liberty being almost 100 meters tall, with a mass
of approximately 2600 metric tonnes and providing a thrust of around 39 Meganewtons which is
equal to the thrust produced by about 39 Boeing 747’s.
The rocket has an expected payload of 26 metric tonnes, while being able to carry at least
45 tonnes with future upgrades planned down the line.
To successfully carry the payload into space the core stage holds 740 kilolitres of liquid
oxygen and 2000 kilolitres of liquid hydrogen.
After powering the Space Shuttle for 30 years of operation, the RS-25 rocket engine will
feature once again, this time on the Space Launch System with a few slight modifications.
The rocket engines’ nozzle insulation will be adjusted, and a new electronic controller
will be integrated to match the performance requirements of the SLS.
The same 4 engine configuration will be used on the SLS throughout its evolution
How SLS will evolve over time?
The first generation of SLS is known as block 1.
The first evolution, block 1-B, will use a more powerful exploration upper stage and
will be capable of carrying a payload of 37 tonnes including Orion and its crew into deep
space.
Block 2 is the subsequent configuration and will provide 35% more thrust than that of
block-1 and will be the workhorse spacecraft for sending cargo to the moon.
Block 2 will be capable of lifting a payload of more than 45 metric tonnes.
What is the Orion Spacecraft?
The newly designed Orion spacecraft will be used to carry four crew members.
The spacecraft has been designed to safely transport the crew and everything they will
need to live and work in space for a total of 21 days.
Orion features an emergency abort capability known as the Launch Abort System.
This system is located atop the crew module and can activate within milliseconds to ensure
the crews safety and position the module to ensure a safe touchdown.
Orion provide safe re-entry from space with a heat shield capable of withstanding temperatures
of about 2200 Degree centigrade.
Once NASA has successfully reached the moon, a sustainable lunar presence will be attained
by means of a new class of power systems, autonomous rovers and robots moving around
the surface of the moon and materials found on the Moon will be used to print and manufacture
as much as possible.
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Everything you need to know about Project Artemis.
Project Artemis is the mission of NASA to return to the moon in 2024.
Nasa will reach the moon in 2024 by means of the Spaceship Launch System (SLS) which
will be the rocket that takes the Orion spacecraft into orbit.
Orion will be responsible for housing 4 astronauts and take them to the moon.
The 2024 moon mission (Project Artemis) is the beginning of a new era of space travel
for the human species.
Will Project Artemis be the next giant leap for mankind to create a space economy.
NASA re partnering with various commercial partners to ensure the timely completion of
Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion Spacecraft.
This video is thanks to a collaboration approach by Caleb from Learn Hole.
Over on his channel is a video on the economic feasibility and financial implications of
the NASA