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Artemis II, the international space race, and what is at stake for the U.S.

The Hindu · · 1450 words · By Vasudevan Mukunth
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“The NASA Artemis II mission is set to launch no earlier than April 1, 2026.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dr. Artemis Fowl II is the eponymous character of the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Colfer has said that he based Artemis on his younger brother Donal, who as a child was "a mischievous mastermi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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“Its crew will also become the first humans to travel beyond low-earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis IV is planned to be the third crewed mission and first lunar landing of the NASA-led Artemis program, marking the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. It will be the first…
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“Glover will also become the first person of colour, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first non-U.S. citizen to embark on a lunar trajectory.”
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“The Artemis II mission uses the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the crew capsule is called Orion.”
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“The SLS will propel Orion into a free-return trajectory around the far side of the moon, reaching around 7,500 km from the moon’s surface before the earth’s gravity pulls them back to splash down in the Pacific Ocean in a little over a week.”
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“The mission does not plan to land on the moon.”
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“After the SLS core stage is separated, the crew will spend 24 hours in a high orbit around the earth as it checks the capsule’s life-support and environment systems.”
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“NASA engineers expect the capsule will enter the earth’s atmosphere at a speed of around 40,000 km/hr.”
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“Its 5-metre-wide heat shield will endure temperatures as high as 5,000 C.”
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“NASA will be collecting important data at this time because during the Artemis I mission in 2022, engineers found that Orion’s heat shield was eroded during re-entry as gases trapped in the shield’s material cracked it.”
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“Artemis II will be the first test flight in the programme since NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman overhauled the programme’s milestones earlier this year.”
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“In the new plan, however, Artemis III will launch a crewed Orion capsule to earth orbit to dock with prototype lunar landers designed by SpaceX and Blue Origin to ensure the technology works.”
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“NASA will actually land American astronauts on the moon in the Artemis IV mission, currently planned купить 2028.”
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“The restructure addresses workforce attrition and abandoning SLS upgrades.”
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“China's test flights include the Long March-10 rocket, Lanyue lunar lander, and Chang’e missions.”
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“Water ice in the moon's south pole is a key resource for lunar competition between the U.S. and China.”
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“Artemis II mission has been delayed at least thrice so far.”
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“Artemis II mission has cost at least $93 billion and each new launch costs at least $2 billion.”
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“SpaceX still needs to demonstrate in-orbit refuelling technology for lunar missions.”
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