News:-
- On April 10, at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the completion of NASA's 10 day Artemis II lunar mission, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft made a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California.
Key Points:-
- A lunar flyby mission by NASA.
- The first manned mission of the Artemis program.
-Artemis is NASA's flagship human space Exploration program, aimed at sending humans to the moon. - The first manned flight to the Moon's near side in more than five decades, since the Apollo missions (1969-72).
- Launch: April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center in the United States.
- Spacecraft: Orion spacecraft.
- Rocket: Space Launch System (SLS).
- Crew: Four-member crew.
◦ Reid Wiseman (Commander)
◦ Victor Glover (Pilot) – First Black person to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
◦ Christina Koch – First woman to travel to the near side of the Moon.
◦ Jeremy Hansen (Canadian) – First non-American to leave Earth orbit.
- Artemis Accords:-
- Agreement signed in 2020 by the U.S. Department of State, and seven other initial signatory countries.
- Provides a common set of principles to enhance the conduct of civilian exploration and use of outer space.
- More than 60 signatory countries, including India.
- Artemis Accords:-
Major missions sent to the Moon by various countries:-
Source:- NASA , MISSION ARTEMIS-2
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