The Artemis program has just begun! NASA’s newest program will send humans back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years!
The first manned mission Artemis ll which is expected to fly in November, 2024 will only fly around the moon.
The next mission Artemis lll is expected to fly in December of 2025, will land on it. With the help of NASA's lunar space station Gateway, the crew of Artemis lll will launch to the Moon on the Orion spacecraft and then attach itself to Gateway, then the astronauts will transfer into a lander to take them down to the surface. After they land, the astronauts will walk on the surface of the moon and to walk on the moon they will need space suits.
Most recently, NASA showed off these suits during a press conference, these suits are the next generation that will be used for future trips to Mars as well. NASA and Axiom Space worked together to compete this epic design
“NASA’s partnership with Axiom is critical to landing astronauts on the Moon and continuing American leadership in space. Building on NASA’s years of research and expertise, Axiom’s next generation space suits will not only enable the first woman to walk on the Moon, but they will also open opportunities for more people to explore and conduct science on the Moon than ever before," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
The space suit itself is supposed to be more flexible than the Apollo programs tight and bulky suit design, also it will be more noticeable with the use of the orange stripes, so astronauts will have less of a hard time finding each other.
With the recent successful mission of the Artemis 1 test flight, the program is in great condition and with some extra funding of 1.5 billion dollars, NASA is ready to take the next step in human exploration.