Artemis 1 Launch the Orion Capsule NASA’s newest mission to the moon

What are the Artemis Missions

NASA’s push to the moon began November 16 when Artemis 1 was launched from Kennedy Space Center. Its uncrewed spacecraft, the Orion Capsule made a 25.5-day mission around the moon. Splashdown was on December 11, 2022, off the coast of San Diego California.

The last mission to the moon was 1972 Apollo 17 over 50 years ago

Cape Canaveral Center was renamed Kennedy Space Center after the assassination of JFK

Artemis will break the distance record held by Apollo 13

Artemis 2 will take man around the moon in 2024

Artemis 3 will put a man on the moon