NASA, Artemis and Moon
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NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California's Mojave Desert.
As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.
The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.
People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.