The Artemis Moon Mission: An Unofficial Guide to NASA's Effort to Return to the Moon with the Help of SpaceX, International Partners, and Others

By Hugh Claiton

The Artemis Moon Mission describes NASA's mission to return humans to the moon. It discusses America's reasons for returning to the moon, the rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the aborted Artemis I launch, and the future of moon exploration.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781387619672

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The Artemis Moon Mission: An Unofficial Guide to NASA's Effort to Return to the Moon with the Help of SpaceX, International Partners, and Others

By Hugh Claiton

All rights reserved © 2022 Hugh Claiton

The Artemis Moon Mission: An Unofficial Guide to NASA's Effort to Return to the Moon with the Help of SpaceX, International Partners, and Others

All rights reserved © 2022 Hugh Claiton

978-1-387-61967-2

Imprint: Lulu.com

Contents

Chapter 1. Launching the Artemis Program

Chapter 2. Why Return to the Moon?

Demographics

Scientific Advances

Military Rationale

More than a Visit

Economic Reasons

Stepping Stone to Mars

Chapter 3. Philosophy

Private v. Public

Manned v. Unmanned

Chapter 4. Components of the Artemis Project

Mission Sequence

Chapter 5. Musk v. Bezos

Litigation

Chapter 6. Scrubbing the August 2022 Launch

Chapter 7. Social Issues and Marketing

Chapter 8. International Cooperation

Artemis and the Space Station

Chapter 9. Looking forward to Artemis

Chapter 10. Conclusions

Chapter 1. Launching the Artemis Program

The Martian, a movie based on the novel by Andy Weir, was released in 2015. In the film, an astronaut named Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, is stranded on Mars, where he struggles to survive by growing crops and protecting himself from the red planet's harsh environment. While the Martian was not the first movie about astronauts visiting Mars, it was the first movie that felt real and imminent.

The movie's portrayal of Mars, the planet itself, was based on data from real NASA missions. This attention to detail extended to the depiction of the character's experience as well. For example, when Mark Watney tries to grow potatoes on Mars, we see him carefully measuring the amount of water he uses because, on Mars, every drop counts. This focus on scientific accuracy makes The Martian a more believable movie than most science fiction.

Additionally, many viewers reasonably believed that they would see humans land on Mars within their lifetime. In 2019, a Gallup poll found that most Americans (53%) believed the U.S. should try to send an astronaut to Mars. This poll result evidences the underlying optimism that such an undertaking is feasible. A major reason for

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me aclaro más a detalle todo el esfuerzo que fue lograr este lanzamiento