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In three years, NASA will be sending astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. Known as
Artemis III, this mission is currently scheduled to launch in October of 2024 as part of NASA s goal to send the first woman and the next man to the lunar surface.
Beyond that, NASA s Artemis Program also calls for the creation of all necessary infrastructure to realize a sustainable program of lunar exploration. This will consist of building the
Lunar Gateway, an orbital habitat that will allow for regular trips to and from the surface, and the Artemis Basecamp which will allow for long-duration stays on the surface.
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Blue Origin employees stand next to a pathfinder version of a cargo lunar lander. (Blue Origin via Twitter)
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is testing a full-scale prototype of its cargo lunar lander, as part of its campaign to get a jump on heavy-duty deliveries to the moon.
In a video posted today to Twitter and Instagram, members of Blue Origin’s lander development team provided a status report on their efforts.
The pathfinder lander has been taking shape at the factory that Blue Origin recently opened in Huntsville, Ala. That factory is responsible for manufacturing the descent element for a human-capable landing system, as well as the BE-4 engines for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
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As NASA plans to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis programme, scientists and engineers are helping NASA determine the precise location of the
Artemis Base Camp concept as several factors are needed to be considered to pick the right site.
Among the many things, NASA must take into account in choosing a specific location are two key features the site must bask in near-continuous sunlight to power the base and moderate extreme temperature swings, and it must offer easy access to areas of complete darkness that hold water ice, NASA said on Wednesday.