#First man on the moon newspaper full

The Space Launch System rocket has faced a number of delays, putting the launch window at risk, and more recently the entire mission has been beset with obstacles.ДЄrtemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon in Greek mythology. The tight deadline was originally imposed by former president Donald Trump, and NASA have committed to sticking to his goal, which will require the first Artemis flight to take off early next year - sending an uncrewed Orion around the moon. Up to four astronauts will leave the Earth, and two will take the SpaceX Human Lander System down to the surface, landing in the southern polar region of the moon and remaining for 6.5 days, performing four moonwalks in that time. If the timetable goes to plan the Artemis 3 crew will launch in the Orion spaceship on top of a Space Launch System rocket in September 2024. And Administrator Bill Nelson said things are on track for 2024 The Artemis program is the successor to Apollo, that saw Neil Armstrong and 11 other men step foot on the surface of our only natural satellite in the 1960s and 70s.

#First man on the moon newspaper full

Nelson said the agency would be pushing full steam ahead, quoting President John F Kennedy's 1962 speech, saying: 'we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.' The deadline of 2024 was already an ambitious one, but has been further brought into doubt due to legal challenges from Jeff Bezos over the lunar lander contract, issues with the spacesuits and budgetary constraints imposed by Congress. NASA says despite a string of technical and budgetary setbacks, it is still on target to put the first woman and next man on the surface of the moon in 2024.ДЄdministrator Bill Nelson reaffirmed the agencies commitment to the lunar landing goal, telling the 36th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that 'we can do hard things,' because 'we are a can-do people'.