MAIN MISSION OBJECTIVES

Long-term presence Following Apollo 17’s three-day presence on the Moon, Artemis will send astronauts there for weeks. Equality A female astronaut hasn’t set foot on the Moon yet. This mission will demonstrate the increasing role women have played in space missions since the Apollo era. Partnerships NASA has collaborated with private companies such as SpaceX and Boeing. These show space travel’s shift towards commercialisation. Technology NASA is always learning from past missions; the spacecraft and spacesuits have been tailored to the Moon mission, exhibiting the latest in space technology. Knowledge Collecting further information about the lunar surface and deep space, NASA hopes to become better prepared for later missions back to the Moon and further afield. Resources Access to the lunar surface provides the opportunity to search for rare mineral…

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