NASA says mission to build base on the Moon begins in 2026

NASA (United States Space Agency) released, this Tuesday (26), its planning for the construction of its lunar base. The first missions are scheduled to take place later this year.

During the press conference, agency administrator Jared Isaacman explained that they should send three missions to the Moon in 2026.

"We're not going to slow down, we're just getting started," said the American.

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NASA hopes that man will set foot on the Moon again in the Artemis IV mission, which is scheduled to take place by 2030. However, for this to happen, a series of tests and previous missions are necessary.

The first mission to build the lunar base is scheduled to be launched in the autumn of 2026 in the northern hemisphere, that is, between September and December of this year.

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"Moon Base 1" aims to demonstrate and understand critical capabilities to reduce risk to the human landing system.

Next, "Moon Base 2" aims to mature the capabilities needed to support future lunar train vehicles, logistics, autonomous operations, and especially LTV astronaut mobility.

The plans are that "Moon Base 3" will also be launched this year to expand scientific knowledge of the lunar surface. Her main objective is the lunar apex, which will study lunar swirls - one of the moon's most intriguing mysteries.

According to NASA, discovering why it exists can help understand how the lunar environment evolves, how the surface changes over time and how future infrastructure will perform in this critical environment.

This third mission will be funded by ESA and the Korean Space Agency, demonstrating that the future of lunar exploration is an international effort.

Artemis II: crew recovers after return to Earth | NOW CNN

Remember Artemis II
The historic NASA mission that marked man's return to lunar orbit came to an end on the night of Friday, April 10. The four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule returned to Earth in a landing in the ocean at 9:07 pm Brasília time.

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen were the crew of the mission, which set the record for the longest distance traveled by humans in space, as well as having the opportunity to observe the far side of the Moon.

Lasting ten days, Artemis II followed a "figure eight" shaped trajectory, skirting the far side of the Moon. After two initial orbits around the Earth, the ship was propelled towards the natural satellite in a free return trajectory, in which lunar gravity ensured the path back without the need for complex maneuvers.

At the point of closest approach, astronauts will be able to observe the Moon at an apparent size similar to that of a basketball seen at arm's length.

The mission did not land on the lunar surface.

The main objective was to test, for the first time with humans on board, the Orion spacecraft systems, such as life support, navigation, communication and the performance of the heat shield during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.

Artemis II: See the moment astronauts leave Orion

Next mission: Artemis III
After completing the Artemis II flight, teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are moving on to the next part of the mission.

Next year's Artemis III mission will launch astronauts into Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft, which will be atop the SLS, to test the rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

Standing 64.6 meters tall when fully assembled, the core stage houses two propellant tanks that together store more than 2,800,000 liters of super-cooled liquid propellant to power four RS-25 engines, as well as the flight computers, or avionics, that act as the brains of the rocket to control flight during ascent.

This is the first time that core stage assembly operations are being performed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

*Under the supervision of Thiago Félix

Source: CNN