{"id":53174,"date":"2020-09-21T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-464662"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:00:39","slug":"nasa-publishes-artemis-plan-to-land-first-woman-next-man-on-moon-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-publishes-artemis-plan-to-land-first-woman-next-man-on-moon-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Publishes Artemis Plan to Land First Woman, Next Man on Moon in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following a series of critical contract awards and hardware milestones, NASA has shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf?emrc=f43185\">update<\/a> on its Artemis program, including the latest Phase 1 plans to land the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 18 months since NASA accepted a bold challenge to accelerate its exploration plans by more than four years and establish sustainable exploration by the end of the decade, the agency has continued to gain momentum toward sending humans to the Moon again for the first time since the last Apollo lunar mission in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith bipartisan support from Congress, our 21st century push to the Moon is well within America\u2019s reach,\u201d said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. \u201cAs we\u2019ve solidified more of our exploration plans in recent months, we\u2019ve continued to refine our budget and architecture. We\u2019re going back to the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new a generation of explorers. As we build up a sustainable presence, we\u2019re also building momentum toward those first human steps on the Red Planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its formal plan, NASA captures Artemis progress to date, identifying the key science, technology and human missions, as well as the commercial and international partnerships that will ensure we continue to lead in exploration and achieve our ambitious goal to land astronauts on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency\u2019s powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), and the Orion spacecraft are closer than ever to their first integrated launch. The spacecraft is complete while the core stage and its attached four engines are undergoing a final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/sls-core-stage-green-run-tests-critical-systems-for-artemis-I.html\">series of tests<\/a> that will culminate in a critical hot fire test this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Artemis Missions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a successful hot fire test, the core stage will be shipped to the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the spacecraft. NASA will launch an SLS and an Orion together on two flight tests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\/getting-there\">around the Moon<\/a> to check performance, life support, and communication capabilities. The first mission \u2013 known as Artemis I \u2013 is on track for 2021 without astronauts, and Artemis II will fly with crew in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Phase 1 plan, NASA notes additional details about conducting a new test during the Artemis II mission \u2013 a proximity operations demonstration. Shortly after Orion separates from the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, astronauts will manually pilot Orion as they approach and back away from the stage. This demonstration will assess Orion\u2019s handling qualities and related hardware and software to provide performance data and operational experience that cannot be readily gained on the ground in preparation for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking, as well as undocking operations in lunar orbit beginning on Artemis III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While preparing for and carrying out these flight test missions, NASA already will be back on the Moon robotically \u2013 using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/clps\">commercial delivery services<\/a> to send dozens of new science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon twice per year beginning in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Artemis III will be humanity\u2019s return to the surface of the Moon \u2013 landing the first astronauts on the lunar South Pole. After launching on SLS, astronauts will travel about 240,000 miles to lunar orbit aboard Orion, at which point they will directly board one of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-blue-origin-dynetics-spacex-for-artemis-human-landers\">commercial human landing systems<\/a>, or dock to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gateway\">Gateway<\/a> to inspect it and gather supplies before boarding the landing system for their expedition to the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/suitup\">modern spacesuits<\/a> that allow for greater flexibility and movement than those of their Apollo predecessors, astronauts will collect samples and conduct a range of science experiments over the course of nearly seven days. Using the lander, they will return to lunar orbit before ultimately heading home to Earth aboard Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work is progressing rapidly on the Gateway. NASA will integrate the first two components to launch \u2013 the power and propulsion element and the habitation and logistics outpost \u2013 in 2023. This foundation for the Gateway will be able to operate autonomously, conducting remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-first-science-instruments-to-send-to-gateway\">science experiments<\/a> when astronauts are not aboard. NASA has selected the first two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-first-science-instruments-to-send-to-gateway\/\">science instrument<\/a> suites to conduct space weather investigations in lunar orbit before crew visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While NASA has not made a final decision to use the Gateway for Artemis III, Artemis IV and beyond will send crew aboard Orion to dock to the Gateway, where two crew members can stay aboard the spaceship in orbit while two go to the surface. Over time, the outpost will evolve, with new modules added by international partners, allowing crew members to conduct increasingly longer lunar missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As detailed in the agency\u2019s concept for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-outlines-lunar-surface-sustainability-concept\/\">surface sustainability<\/a> earlier this year, an incremental buildup of infrastructure on the surface will follow later this decade, allowing for longer surface expeditions with more crew. That concept calls for an Artemis Base Camp that would include new rovers, power systems, habitats, and more on the surface for long-term exploration of the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the Artemis program, robots and humans will search for, and potentially extract, resources such as water that can be converted into other usable resources, including oxygen and fuel. By fine-tuning precision landing technologies as well as developing new mobility capabilities, astronauts will travel farther distances and explore new regions of the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s Artemis program at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\"><strong>www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bettina Incl\u00e1n \/ Matt Rydin<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1600 \/ 202-603-7522<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bettina.inclan@nasa.gov\">bettina.inclan@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:matthew.m.rydin@nasa.gov\">matthew.m.rydin@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a series of critical contract awards and hardware milestones, NASA has shared an update on its Artemis program, including the latest Phase 1 plans to land the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon in 2024. 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