World / NASA's most powerful Artemis 1 ready for launch Will fly to the moon on August 29

NASA's Artemis-1 mission is moving towards an important step in bringing humans back to the Moon after nearly half a century. This mission is to be launched on 29 August 2022. The spacecraft will take off from its Florida launchpad on Monday. This spacecraft will go to the Moon, will drop some small satellites into orbit and will put itself in orbit. NASA's aim is to receive training in spacecraft operation and to investigate the conditions experienced by astronauts around the Moon. As well as ensuring that the spacecraft and each of the astronauts aboard can return to Earth safely.

Artemis-1 will be the first flight of the new space launch system. It is a 'heavy lift' rocket capable of being put into orbit as NASA mentions it. It has the most powerful engines ever launched compared to rockets. This rocket is even more powerful than the Saturn V system of the Apollo missions that took humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s.

It is a new type of rocket system as its main engines are a combination of both liquid oxygen and hydrogen systems, as well as two solid rocket boosters inspired by the spacecraft. It is actually a hybrid version of a space shuttle (Space Shuttle) and Apollo's Saturn V rocket. This test is very important as the actual functioning of the Orion crew capsule will be seen. The training will take about a month in the Moon's space environment where radiation levels are high.

Vaasa capsule to be fastest after Apollo

It is also important for testing the capsule's heat shield, which protects the capsule and its people from frictional heat when returning to Earth at a speed of 25,000 mph. It will be the fastest-travelling capsule after Apollo, so it is important that the heat-insulating shield function properly.

The mission will carry with it a series of small satellites that will be placed in the Moon's orbit. These satellites will serve as a predictor of information such as tracking the moon's always-dark craters, which scientists believe contain water. With the help of these satellites, the radiation in the water is to be calculated so that the effect on humans living in such environment for a long time can be assessed.

What is the goal of the Artemis project? What will happen with these series of launches?

This mission is the first step in the path of the Artemis-3 mission, which will result in a manned mission to the Moon for the first time in the 21st century. With this, for the first time after the year 1972, man will step on the moon. Artemis-1 will be an unmanned mission. In the next few years, there are plans to launch Artemis-2, which will also send astronauts, and during this time the astronauts will go into orbit as happened in the Apollo-8 mission. Then the astronauts returned after circling the moon. However, the space travel will spend a long time circling the Moon and testing all aspects with a manned crew.

Is Artemis the same as Apollo, what changes have occurred in half a century?

The Apollo mission was initially conceived by (former US President JF) Kennedy to defeat the Soviet Union. The administration did not specifically prioritize space or moon travel, but their clear aim was to put America first in space and technology. The Artemis program has several goals, including the use of as many resources as possible, which means using the water and soil present in the form of ice on the Moon to make food, fuel and building materials.

What changes can come from Artemis?

NASA said that the first manned mission will be sent through Artemis-3, which will have at least one woman and it is possible that the astronauts are black. The number of such astronauts can be one or many. I see more diversity in that because the youth of today who look at NASA can say, 'Look, that astronaut looks like me. I can too. I too can be a part of the space program.