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What is Artemis?
What is Artemis?
This year's STEM Celebration is designed around NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program. Artemis uses new and innovative technologies to explore the Moon as never before. NASA is committed to landing American astronauts, including the first person of color and first woman, on the Moon by 2024. The goal is to use what they learn to send the first astronauts to Mars by 2028.
Why Go to the Moon?
Why Go to the Moon?
With the Artemis program NASA will:
Demonstrate new technologies, capabilities, and business approaches needed for future exploration including Mars
Establish American leadership and a presence on the Moon
Broaden our commercial and international partnerships
Inspire a new generation and encourage careers in STEM
What Will We Do on the Moon?
What Will We Do on the Moon?
NASA will explore the surface of the moon using both human and robotic explorers, including the new locations like the lunar south pole. At the moon, NASA will:
Find and use water and other critical resources needed for long-term exploration
Investigate the Moon’s mysteries and learn more about our home planet and the universe
Learn how to live and operate on the surface of another celestial body where astronauts are just three days from home
Prove the technologies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars, which can take up to three years roundtrip
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