UK readies for new space age as NASA’s Artemis I mission rolls out to launch pad

During a briefing on the launch last week, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said: “To all of us that gaze up at the Moon, dreaming of the day humankind returns to the lunar surface — folks, we’re here!

“We are going back. And that journey, our journey, begins with Artemis I.”

He told BBC News: “The first crewed launch, Artemis II, is two years from now in 2024.

“We’re hoping that the first landing, Artemis III, will be in 2025.”

It is this third mission, NASA has promised, that will see the first woman step out onto the lunar surface.

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