ARTEMIS Mission

Why in the News?

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its Artemis I moon mission as a part of the Artemis Program.

• Earlier, two scheduled launches were scrubbed due to the detection of technical issues during the countdown.

Key Points:

About the Artemis Mission

• It is named after the twin sister of Apollo from Greek mythology.
•  Artemis is also the goddess of the moon.
• Aim of the Mission: With the Artemis programme, NASA aims to land humans on the moon by 2024.
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• Other space agencies involved in the Artemis programme:

• • Canadian Space Agency 
  • European Space Agency 
  • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 

Artemis Mission 1:

• It is an uncrewed space mission where the Orion spacecraft was launched by the Space System (SLS).

• Artemis 1 is headed to the Moon with Orion Spacecraft on board are three dummies that mimic astronauts.

• Objective: To carry out the test ahead of the future manned missions to the Moon and beyond.

• The Orion space capsule will complete a 25-day lunar Orbiter mission before falling down in the Pacific Ocean.
• Launch vehicle: Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle

Significance:

• It will work towards extracting the resources found on the Moon and harness hydrogen or helium as energy source. 
• Biology experiments will be carried out, and the impact of deep space atmosphere on humans will be investigated through the effect on dummy ‘passengers’ on board Orion.