One of Artemis III’s goals was to bring back to Earth a total of 85 kg of surface and subsurface specimens from the Moon, more than the average 64 kg of specimens collected by the Apollo mission.
On December 7, the United States Aerospace Agency (NASA) released an ambitious report highlighting the scientific priorities of the crew involved in the Artemis III mission, bringing humans to the moon. year 2024.
One of Artemis III’s objectives was to bring back to Earth a total mass of 85 kg of specimens from the surface and subsurface of the Moon, which is more than the average of 64 kg of specimens collected by the Apollo mission in 1969. -1972. .
Dr Thomas Zurbuchen, of NASA’s Science Mission Management Board, said the moon contains important scientific knowledge and astronauts will help humanity explore these mysteries.
The above report describes the route that NASA plans to take to explore the Moon with the participation of explorers.
- According to the schedule, the Artemis I mission began before the end of 2021, including functional tests of the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion unmanned spacecraft.
The Artemis II mission will perform a test flight, sending a crew into orbit by 2023, but not landing on the moon.
Meanwhile, Artemis III will send astronauts to the Moon in 2024. The crew will include an astronaut and if the mission is successful it will be the first time an astronaut has set foot on the Moon. Moon.
The 188-page report also lists seven other NASA objectives as part of the Artemis III mission, including understanding the natural processes on the planet.
Adventurers will have up to 6.5 days on the Moon. The report will also serve as the basis for planning activities on the surface of the Moon.
Experts are currently proposing to establish real-time data and video transmission, connecting the crew with a team of scientists supporting from Earth.
Experts are also proposing to develop lighter and more versatile scientific devices.
Additionally, NASA should also consider pre-installing science equipment around the Artemis III landing zone, which contains tool storage that the crew can use when setting foot on the Moon and one or more probes. detect and serve as monitoring of the surrounding environment.
The ultimate goal of the project is to build the Artemis Station on the Moon by 2030, an ambitious plan that could cost tens of billions of dollars and that must be approved by the US government and Congress.
