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A NASA poster for the launch of the Artemis 1 spacecraft on the SLS rocket. Image: NASA

NASA's Artemis 1 mission will be launched on Monday at 15:33 - what to expect and why it is important

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The mission, whose launch is scheduled for Monday, August 29, 2022, is a test flight - without a crew - of the launch system into space and the Orion crew compartment. NASA hopes it will pave the way for routine exploration of space beyond Earth's orbit
The Zohar and Helga mannequins aboard Artemis 1 are planned to orbit the Moon outside the Earth's radiation belt. Photo: NASA

Israeli development - at the heart of the Artemis 1 mission: mannequins on which the AstroRad vest that protects against radiation will be tested

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A joint experiment by the Israeli Space Agency with its German counterpart will test the degree of protection the suit provides against radiation in space. If the experiment is successful, there is a high chance that the technology will become standard in future deep space missions to the Moon and Mars
Rendering of 13 candidate landing zones for Artemis III. Each area is about 15 by 15 kilometers. A landing site is a location within those areas with a radius of about 100 meters. Credit: NASA

NASA identifies sites on the moon for the next US manned landing

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NASA will discuss the formation of the final sites with the scientific community and with SpaceX whose landing vehicle, Starship is manufactured according to its capabilities
Illustration of Lunar IceCube in orbit, exploring the ice on the moon. Credit: Morehead State University

The tiny satellite revolution is coming to the moon

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NASA's Lunar IceCube -- Cubesat for observing the moon ready for Artemis 1 launch
This artist impression shows an aerial view of the liftoff of a NASA Space Launch System rocket. This Block 1 crew configuration of the rocket will send the first three Artemis missions to the moon. Credit: NASA/MSFC

Final preparations for the launch of the Artemis 1 SLS lunar launcher for launch at the end of the month

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NASA's target launch date is now August 29th at 08:33 EST in a two-hour time window. If there is a successful launch on August 29th the mission will last about 42 days - until October 10th
Fission power generation systems—seen in this concept illustration—could provide reliable power for lunar exploration aboard Artemis. Credit: NASA

Nuclear energy on the moon: NASA chooses a design idea for a system to produce electricity by fission

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NASA and the US Department of Energy are funding the development of initial design concepts for a 40 kW FSP system that is planned to operate for at least ten years in the lunar environment
Michael Collins. NASA photo

Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 91

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Some called him 'the loneliest man in history' - while his colleagues walked on the moon for the first time
Illustration of the SpaceX Starship lander that will carry NASA's first astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program. Image: SpaceX

NASA chose SpaceX to land a manned spacecraft on the moon to demonstrate capability

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The choice of Spice X is as a sole supplier. Also competing in the tender was a group that included Blue Origin Lockheed Martin and another group led by the Dintics Corporation which was a partner in the Apollo project. The assessment: SpaceX's offer was the cheapest, because Elon Musk has future plans on Mars for which this would be an opportunity to develop technologies
Ignition test of the SLS rocket engines. Photo: NASA

Boeing and NASA complete full ignition test of Artemis 1 launch system core

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In the initial phase it will be an unmanned test flight around the moon, later the launch system will continue to develop towards the "Artemis 3" program - planned to be the landing of the first woman and the next man on the moon.
The Chang-5 re-entry capsule in Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, December 16, 2020. Photo: CNSA/CLEP

The Chinese capsule with 2 kg of lunar soil landed safely

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In the mission, the Chinese achieved several milestones, including the first lunar sample, the first takeoff from a body in outer space, the first encounter and docking in lunar orbit, and the first spacecraft that carried samples and entered the Earth's atmosphere
The command module of the Apollo 17 spacecraft in the museum at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo: shutterstock

The last man on the moon (so far)

The Apollo 17 mission was mankind's last manned visit to the Moon. In 2024, if all goes as planned, the first woman will set foot on the moon
Diagram of the operation of the CHANGE-5 spacecraft planned to bring rock samples from the moon. Figure: Chinese Space Agency

China successfully launched the Chang'e-5 spacecraft that will bring samples from the moon for the first time in 44 years (Live)

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The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), which will be built by Astrobotics. illustration:

NASA has chosen Astrobotics to manufacture a robotic vehicle that will search for water on the moon

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Masten's XL-1 lunar lander will carry science and technology probes to the moon's south pole in 2022. Image: Masten Space Systems

NASA chose the Masten company to build and launch scientific instruments to the moon

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Katherine Johnson receives the Presidential Medal from the hands of Bill Clinton. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalis

Catherine Johnson, the mathematician who calculated the trajectory for Apollo 11, who died at the age of 101 - a much needed role model

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The last telemetry received from the Vikram spacecraft that apparently crashed on the moon, 6/9/19. Screenshot from the YouTube channel INDIA TODAY

The Indian lunar lander crashed just minutes before the planned landing

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Figure: The Artemis program's lunar lander from which the astronauts will take off. Image: NASA

The Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama will be responsible for the development of the Artemis lunar lander

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Infographic: The orbit of the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 to the moon. Image: ISRO

Chandrayaan 2 began orbiting the moon

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The Chandrian 2 spacecraft during assembly. Photo: ISRO, from Wikipedia

India launched Chandrayaan-2, which includes a rover, a lander and an all-terrain vehicle, to the moon

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The first step on the moon, as captured by the video camera of the Apollo 11 lander was the eagle. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 mission - step by step. Part 2 - Ait Nahat

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Left to right Aldrin Collins and Armstrong leave the crew housing facility and enter the Astro-Van on their way to launch 39A. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 Step by Step - Part 1: From Launch Preparations to Halfway to the Moon

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Taros valley Lytro on the moon, in a panorama image reconstructed from pictures taken by the astronauts. Color accuracy was confirmed by astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Photo: NASA

NASA has prepared high-resolution panoramic images of the Apollo spacecraft landing sites

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Fireproof fabric experiment for fire fighters. Photo: NASA

Apollo by-products - NASA list

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Astronaut meets aliens on the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

How the Moon Conspiracy Theories Began and Why They Persist Today, Fifty Years After the Apollo 11 Landing

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Motorola's technicians install the communication system in the Apollo 11 spacecraft. PR photo

Behind the scenes of the world famous broadcast - how was the connection made between Apollo 11 and the Earth in July 1969?

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