NASA’s Artemis I mission sets up human return to the Moon and paves way on to Mars

According to NASA, Artemis I has represented “the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems.” These include the Orion spacecraft, the SLS rocket — for which November’s lift-off was the maiden flight — and the associated ground systems at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Prior to Artemis I’s launch, NASA said: “The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.

“During this flight, the spacecraft will launch on the most powerful rocket in the world and fly farther than any spacecraft built for humans have ever flown.

“It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.”

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