CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Artemis 2 will fly astronauts around the Moon, no earlier than 2024. And Artemis 3 will land a crew near the Moon’s south pole; this mission, scheduled for 2025 or later, will include the first woman to set foot on the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA’s Artemis program is an effort to place astronauts on the lunar surface and develop an ongoing presence there. NASA successfully launched Artemis 1 at 01:47 a.m. EST (0647 GMT) on November 16, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Detailed explanation-4: -Splashdown: NASA’s Artemis I mission returns from the moon The successful splashdown of the spacecraft with no humans aboard keeps NASA’s Artemis mission on track to put the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface by 2025.

Detailed explanation-5: -The planned 2024 mission, known as Artemis III, will be the first human lunar landing in over 50 years and is the start of larger plans for NASA. Later Artemis missions will establish a longer-term lunar presence.