“It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” That said Neil Armstrongwhen he was 64 years ago as the first human to set foot on the moon. It was a great adventure for people back then. Since then there have been numerous flights into space and even a space station orbiting the earth. Researchers stay there for a long time and carry out experiments.
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Now the US space agency “NASA” wants to send people to the moon once more. The mission is called „Artemis“it has been running since December 2022 and aims to bring humans to Mars.
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In order to have a plan for the Mars mission, “NASA” sent one in 2022 Space capsule without people once around the moon. Inside the capsule were dolls wearing gauges. In this way, it was possible to see whether it is actually safe for humans to fly in orbit around the moon. The results showed that humans can make such a flight.
So there should be one in 2024 Test flight with astronauts on board give. You will be tasked with collecting new data for a lunar landing. The moon is planned as an intermediate station. After a flight to Mars takes between six and nine months, the astronauts need a stopover – and that should be the moon.
The first woman The astronauts have now been selected for this test flight in 2024. The special thing regarding it: In addition to three men, the American woman is also on this mission Christina H Koch participate. she will to be the first woman to be as close to the moon as no woman before.
The astronaut has long been known to space fans. She has been an astronaut at NASA for ten years. Since then she has broken many records. In 2019 she became the Woman with the longest time in space. At that time she flew to the International Space Station “ISS” and took part in three expeditions. She was in space for a total of 328 days, almost a year. She also took part in the first spacewalk that only women took part in.
Three more astronauts will fly around the moon with her. The American Reid Wiseman is the commander, Victor Glover is the pilot. And Jeremy Hansen from Canada is also on board.
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