DESPITE THE DELAY IN ARTEMIS I, NASA SAID IT IS WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON ARTEMIS III, IV, AND V MOON MISSIONS.

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While the first Artemis mission has yet to launch, NASA and its partners in the United States are already hard at work building the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the second Artemis mission, which will be the first crewed Artemis mission. The teams of scientists working on the SLS rocket for the second Artemis mission have made "significant progress," according to NASA. The teams are also putting significant components of the Artemis missions through their paces, which are set to launch after the first two, according to the space agency.

Artemis is one of NASA's most ambitious projects, with the goal of returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the 1970s. NASA wants to reestablish humanity's presence on the Moon for a longer period of time and turn it into a launchpad for missions to Mars. The program's first mission, Artemis I, is the first in a series of progressively difficult missions. When completed, the SLS rocket will be the world's most powerful rocket, capable of sending missions farther and quicker due to its unmatched capabilities.

SLS provides more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust to launch each Artemis mission beyond Earth's orbit and onward to the Moon, thanks to its two solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 engines. According to NASA, more than 1,000 companies from around the United States contributed to the development of the Artemis I SLS rocket and the SLS rockets that will launch future missions.

"The Space Launch System team is not just developing one rocket, but numerous rockets for exploratory missions and future SLS flights beyond the initial Artemis launch," stated John Honeycutt, the programme manager for the Space Launch System.

Artemis I was designed as an exploration-only mission by NASA. Over the course of four to six weeks, the spacecraft will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of kilometres beyond the Moon. The debut, however, has been plagued by delays. Artemis I was supposed to launch in November of last year, but NASA postponed it until February of this year, and it is now slated to launch in March or April.

 

 

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