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Artemis Programme

NASA's return to the Moon programme; first woman and first person of colour to walk on the Moon

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2022 Space Missions

Key Facts

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    NASA programme to return humans to Moon's south pole by 2026; name honours Apollo's twin sister

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    Artemis 1 (2022): uncrewed test flight around Moon; Artemis 2 (2025): crewed flyby

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    First woman and first person of colour planned to walk on the Moon; ISRO's Gaganyaan astronauts may join future missions

🌌 Did you know? "Artemis" is the Greek goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo β€” deliberately chosen to signal inclusion

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2022

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NASA's return to the Moon programme

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