UK signs up to Nasa's Moon Project Artemis

[Eldorado]

The UK has signed up to the principles that will guide the American-led return to the Moon this decade.

The US plans to put the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface in 2024, in a project called Artemis.

This would mirror the Apollo missions of the 1960s/70s but with the difference this time that astronauts would set up a permanent presence.

The so-called Artemis Accords are intended as a framework for best practice in space and on the Moon.

Full report at the BBC: Link

Artemis Accords: NASA

Edited October 13, 2020 by Eldorado

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NASA programme to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024 is "unlikely" to be achieved, according to an audit report by the agency's office of inspector general.

The report warns the space agency "will be hard-pressed" in "achieving any date close to this ambitious goal", although it could potentially do so with "strong, consistent, sustained leadership from the president... as well as stable and timely funding".

NASA's Artemis programme, named after the mythological sister of Apollo, the first moon mission's namesake, aimed to take the first woman and the next man to the lunar surface by 2024 - although that date is now in question.

https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-unlikely-to-achieve-moon-landing-by-2024-says-audit-report-12131670

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Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testing

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/aerojet-rocketdyne-refurbishing-engines/

[Eldorado]

NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA's Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9). 

Today, President Joe Biden's administration submitted a budget proposal outlining its priorities for discretionary spending for the fiscal year 2022 to Congress. The proposed budget includes a funding increase that will support Mars sample return, research, climate science and more at NASA.

Jurczyk responded to the news in a NASA statement and additionally revealed that the agency will be landing the first person of color on the moon with the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface.

https://www.livescience.com/nasa-sending-first-person-of-color-to-moon-artemis.html

[TheSpaceResident]

I'm glad to see that new countries join space race. Britain has enough resources and power to explore space on an equal basis with the USA, China, and many other. Personally, I want more countries to develop their launch facilities, base space agencies and don't be afraid to compete with well-known space companies. Even South Africa managed to continue developing their space industry. Some of you perhaps heard about Space Advisory Company that developed satellites, satelite camera and launched other payloads.  Now this company is called Dragonfly Aerospace, and it's a rather young but well-known imagery manufacturer.