‘Unaffordable’ as is, NASA leaders say of Artemis moon program key to Huntsville

Artemis is NASA’s name for a program whose goal is putting “the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.” The name comes from the Greek goddess Artemis, sister of Apollo, namesake for America’s first moon program. NASA and others in the scientific community want to return to the moon to explore and set up a base in the southern hemisphere where there is evidence of ice. Ice can be broken down into oxygen and hydrogen used in rocket fuel and in other ways. Things learned on the moon will also be important in reaching NASA’s ultimate goal of a mission to Mars.

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