Artemis II astronauts see mission as ‘setting the stage’ for deeper space travel
Humans last visited the moon in December 1972 at the end of NASA’s Apollo program. If successful, the astronauts will not only end that drought, but they say the mission will also end up being pivotal for future space flight.
That mission took place to ensure safe re-entry, descent, splashdown and recovery so NASA is ready for Artemis II when a crew is onboard.is to establish a path for a long-term scientific and human presence on the moon, NASA says. “All those things have to work, and most importantly, we have to splash down successfully in the Pacific to make sure that the objectives of the next mission can be accomplished.”Hansen, who will serve as a mission specialist alongside Hammock Koch, played up the close relationship the astronauts have when describing the mission.Story continues below advertisement
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