{"id":1563077,"date":"2022-07-20T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1563077"},"modified":"2022-07-20T14:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:34:27","slug":"nasas-artemis-moon-rocket-mission-scheduled-for-august-in-first-step-toward-humans-returning-to-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasas-artemis-moon-rocket-mission-scheduled-for-august-in-first-step-toward-humans-returning-to-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Artemis Moon Rocket Mission Scheduled For August In First Step Toward Humans Returning To Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasas-artemis-moon-rocket-mission-scheduled-for-august-in-first-step-toward-humans-returning-to-moon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1563077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASA has announced the planned launch dates for its Artemis I rocket test flight around the Moon as it prepares for a future human mission to the lunar surface in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The dates of August 29, September 2, and September 5 will serve as placeholder times for the uncrewed flight to orbit the Moon, according to a NASA teleconference with media Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and eventually Mars,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-to-discuss-status-of-artemis-i-moon-mission-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from NASA.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW: Teams give an update on the uncrewed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Artemis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Artemis<\/a> I mission to the Moon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oi87IkFhqs\">https:\/\/t.co\/Oi87IkFhqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA\/status\/1549772187304951814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the launch dates follows the team\u2019s recent successful test or \u201cdress rehearsal\u201d that was necessary to move forward with the planned launch.<\/p>\n<p>The media teleconference was held on the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, during which the first humans set foot on the Moon. According to a video released by NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the astronauts\u2019 tracks are still detectable.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalMoonDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalMoonDay<\/a>! Today marks the anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing \u2013 the first time that humans stepped on the surface of another world. This video from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the astronauts&#8217; tracks, still there after all this time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LVDkFeEcYP\">pic.twitter.com\/LVDkFeEcYP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAMoon\/status\/1549787540147900417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last human Moon landing occurred in 1972, with NASA now aggressively planning a return to its surface.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Artemis I is the precursor to the Artemis II that is on pace to launch for the first time in 2024. The space agency has its sights set on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/artemis-moon-landing-likely-slip-to-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">humans<\/a> returning to the Moon\u2019s surface in 2025 or 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis mission from NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">plans<\/a> to land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon. The space program also intends to \u201ccollaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis mission extends beyond the Moon. NASA plans to \u201cuse what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA is not the only program with its eyes on the Moon and beyond. SpaceX founder Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a Time magazine article from December that he hopes to reach the Moon by 2023 and expressed a goal of humans reaching the red planet by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is behind the space company Blue Origin, is already working with NASA on the Blue Moon lander. Together with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper, the groups are developing the human landing system with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/blue-moon\/hls-national-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goal<\/a> of \u201creturning Americans to the lunar surface, opening the Moon for business, and building a path to Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Internationally, China and Russia announced in 2021 that they intend to build a Moon base together, inviting other nations to join them. Last month, the BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-61511546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that China has plans to put its first astronauts on the Moon and send a Mars sample return rover to the red planet by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has announced the planned launch dates for its Artemis I rocket test flight around the Moon as it prepares for a future human mission to the lunar surface in 2025. 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