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Detailed explanation-1: -Developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), LESA is a pyramid-like structure whose purpose is to rescue an astronaut should he or she suffer an injury on the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the benefit of all humanity, NASA and its partners will land the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon with Artemis. Following two Artemis test missions, Artemis III, currently planned for 2025, will mark humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The program’s name is derived from Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and twin sister to Apollo, whose namesake program first brought astronauts to our natural satellite on July 20, 1969. The Artemis program is a renaming of several earlier activities NASA was already undertaking to return humans to the moon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Follow the NASA Artemis missions. NASA’s Artemis missions aim to “land the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon", explore the lunar surface, and lay the groundwork for sending astronauts to Mars. Find out more about this groundbreaking new era in space exploration.

Detailed explanation-5: -NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have worked together on multiple missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its effect on Earth. To continue this collaboration, the two agencies formed the ESA/NASA Lower Thermosphere-Ionosphere Science, or ENLoTIS, working group in May 2022.