Questions tagged [artemis-program]
NASA's manned lunar program authorized by Space Policy Directive 1 in December 2017 with the goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon and the first person on the Moon's far side (on the South Pole) as well as establishing a permanent base on the Moon.
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What photos do we have of the Orion MFD’s?
I know the information in this sparse, but what do we know so far? Also, is it expected NASA will release more info on this in the future?
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How to calculate the optimal altitude for an orbital propellant depot
In the current Artemis program, the Starship Human Landing System (HLS) plan calls for the HLS Starship vehicle to be refilled in LEO from an orbiting propellant depot. If the depot orbits lower, it ...
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Why is the mission specific training shorter for lunar missions than ISS missions?
https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/about-the-job/mission-specific-training.asp Follow this link for my source. I thought it would be the other way around.
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Why do these training only versions of the Artemis IVA suits have holes in the visors that the operational version doesn't?
The holes are how I know they must not be the same as the operational version. 38:58
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Can the SLS's mobile launch platform be rotated at the launch complex to keep the rocket on the leeward side of the tower in case of high winds?
This is a follow-on question from the discussion in the comments of an answer to this question. Some helpful links: https://spacenews.com/nasa-investigating-very-minor-artemis-hurricane-damage/
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Could we convert lunar regolith into a trinitite landing pad with an atomic weapon?
My thinking here is that a modern thermonuclear weapon would not weigh very much and that by detonating one an appropriate distance above the lunar surface, the regolith could be melted into a hard ...
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Has NASA published any information that better quantifies the mass budget requirements for "back to the moon ... this time to stay"?
I'm interested in those elements of their plans that will help me to estimate a yearly mass budget, such as how many crew at a time, how long will they stay each time, how often they will be rotated ...
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What improvements will Axiom Space's Artemis spacesuit bring to current EMUs?
We know a design focus of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is to offer more flexibility for size fitting and movement than current EMUs, both for spacewalks and moonwalks. Based on what ...
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Why is NASA waiting until Artemis V to bring a rover?
Crewed moon rovers will be a 55 year old technology by the time Artemis III and IV launch, and historically they greatly increased the amount of time lunar astronauts could spend doing science instead ...
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Why can't NASA launch Artemis (SLS/Orion) as often as SpaceX is launching Starship?
In 2022 NASA conducted a successful uncrewed lunar flight of the Orion, Artemis 1. Yet, the following mission and first crewed flight, Artemis 2, will launch in fall 2025 the earliest. In comparison, ...
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Why is the Sun influence a mere perturbation to the Moon NRHO (the orbit the Gateway should be put in the context of project Artemis)?
An article of the relevant literature Heliocentric Escape and Lunar Impact from Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits asserts: "As the spacecraft departs the immediate vicinity of the NRHO, the effects of ...
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Where exactly are the BE-7 engines on the Blue Origin HLS for Appendix P?
I was reading about the recent selection of Blue Origin for a second Lunar Lander, and a comment on an article caught my eye. Where exactly are any of the engines on the new lander? Here you can see ...
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Is it planned to have the NASA astronauts from the Artemis 2 mission fly again to the moon?
Just recently, NASA announced the astronauts who will fly to the moon (Which is pretty AMESOME!). Is it planned to fly them on another Artemis mission or are the Artemis astronauts only flying once ...
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Why will Artemis II not orbit the Moon?
The Artemis II mission will loiter in an elliptical, high-Earth orbit before the Orion uses its own propulsion to complete the trans lunar injection (tli), thus using the fuel it might’ve otherwise ...
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Why does the ICPS carry extra hydrogen?
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) of the Space Launch System is essentially the Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS) lifted from the Delta IV rocket. However, among other minor changes, the ...
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