Lunar Missions – Page 2 – Space Explorer

Welcome to “Artemis Day”

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“The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built in Human History”… the rocket that will take humans to the Moon and beyond.
Jim Bridenstine

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly facility, located in New Orleans and known as “America’s Rocket Factory”, sits the largest rocket built since the Apollo Program. The construction phase is now complete and on 9^th December 2019, Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator, revealed the 212-foot rocket core stage. This rocket will become the power source that will project the first Artemis mission into space.

The rocket will form part of the “Space Launch System” that will provide the power for Astronauts of the future to travel to destinations far into the solar system and explore other worlds close-up.

NASA is now working towards the exciting goal of landing the first woman on the Moon by 2024, just four years away.

Australia’s Space Exploration Program

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Dr. Christyl Johnson is NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre’s deputy director for technology and research investments. She manages the research and development portfolio and is responsible for formulating future technology goals and leading an integrated program of investments aligned to meet those goals.

In a recent visit to Australia, Dr Johnson was asked about Australia’s role in NASA’s resurgent Space Program which includes putting the first woman on the moon as well as manned exploration of the planet Mars.

Returning to the moon will involve “bringing all the best and brightest ideas to the table at the same time. When you bring all the resources together, there is nothing that’s impossible.”

Australia’s Involvement in exploring space

Australia has been involved since the beginning of the Apollo program and has many opportunities to contribute.

We now have laser communications that will make it possible for large amounts of data to be streamed back from Mars. As we explore the caves and tunnels on Mars, children on Earth will be able to observe in real time.

How difficult will it be to build a space industry in Australia?

Dr Johnson says that Australia has many start-up companies that will have opportunities to direct their research and productivity towards the space program.

Dr Johnson says that the program will open up “a whole world of possibilities.”

Apollo 12 Moon Mission

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The incredible journey of Apollo 12 lives on as a symbol for those who one day may revive the instinct to travel beyond our planet in search of clues to the origins of our world and our place in the cosmos.