Questions tagged [artemis-program]
NASA's manned lunar program authorized by Space Policy Directive 1 in December 2017 with the goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon and the first person on the Moon's far side (on the South Pole) as well as establishing a permanent base on the Moon.
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What happens to SLS boosters when they are expended in the ocean?
I understand that the SLS solid rocket boosters and core stage are designed to be expendable, and will crash into the ocean at terminal velocity. Presumably, when that happens, it results in a large ...
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What robots are planned to be used on the lunar surface during the Artemis program?
And what are their purposes? I only know about one that is part of a new rover in the form of a robotic arm to collect samples.
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Do the orange Artemis IVA suits include parachutes?
I know they did for the shuttle but do the Artemis derivatives also have them?
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Any information on what suit qualification runs for lunar surface EVAs are like?
I know for microgravity EVAs outside the ISS this first NBL run focuses on translation and the body restraint tether , foot restraints and the pistol grip tool. What does it look like for partial g ...
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What photos do we have of the Orion MFD’s?
I know the information in this sparse, but what do we know so far? Also, is it expected NASA will release more info on this in the future?
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How to calculate the optimal altitude for an orbital propellant depot
In the current Artemis program, the Starship Human Landing System (HLS) plan calls for the HLS Starship vehicle to be refilled in LEO from an orbiting propellant depot.
If the depot orbits lower, it ...
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Why is the mission specific training shorter for lunar missions than ISS missions?
https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/about-the-job/mission-specific-training.asp
Follow this link for my source. I thought it would be the other way around.
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Why do these training only versions of the Artemis IVA suits have holes in the visors that the operational version doesn't?
The holes are how I know they must not be the same as the operational version. 38:58
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Can the SLS's mobile launch platform be rotated at the launch complex to keep the rocket on the leeward side of the tower in case of high winds?
This is a follow-on question from the discussion in the comments of an answer to this question.
Some helpful links:
https://spacenews.com/nasa-investigating-very-minor-artemis-hurricane-damage/
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Could we convert lunar regolith into a trinitite landing pad with an atomic weapon?
My thinking here is that a modern thermonuclear weapon would not weigh very much and that by detonating one an appropriate distance above the lunar surface, the regolith could be melted into a hard ...
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Has NASA published any information that better quantifies the mass budget requirements for "back to the moon ... this time to stay"?
I'm interested in those elements of their plans that will help me to estimate a yearly mass budget, such as how many crew at a time, how long will they stay each time, how often they will be rotated ...
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What improvements will Axiom Space's Artemis spacesuit bring to current EMUs?
We know a design focus of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) is to offer more flexibility for size fitting and movement than current EMUs, both for spacewalks and moonwalks.
Based on what ...
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Why is NASA waiting until Artemis V to bring a rover?
Crewed moon rovers will be a 55 year old technology by the time Artemis III and IV launch, and historically they greatly increased the amount of time lunar astronauts could spend doing science instead ...
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Why can't NASA launch Artemis (SLS/Orion) as often as SpaceX is launching Starship?
In 2022 NASA conducted a successful uncrewed lunar flight of the Orion, Artemis 1. Yet, the following mission and first crewed flight, Artemis 2, will launch in fall 2025 the earliest. In comparison, ...
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Why is the Sun influence a mere perturbation to the Moon NRHO (the orbit the Gateway should be put in the context of project Artemis)?
An article of the relevant literature Heliocentric Escape and Lunar Impact from Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits asserts: "As the spacecraft departs the immediate vicinity of the NRHO, the effects of ...
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