The Artemis II Mission

 

The Apollo program ended in 1972 and NASA did not make a return to the Moon. The Artemis II mission seeks to revive exploration of the Moon. The primary motivation for the space race in the 20th century was Cold War conflict. Tension between major world powers could also be a motivation for this renewed interest. Another motivation is examining the possibilities of commercial spaceflight. This explains why NASA is working with a number of private sector entities. The Artemis II is not going to land on the Moon. Rather it is making assessments about spaceflight conditions and possibilities about making transport a common occurrence. NASA intends to put more astronauts on the Moon. If this is a testing phase of possible colonization, some concerns must be addressed. Space should not be made into a series of colonies or militarized. This is not the goal of the Artemis II mission. The mission is to determine how durable SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are. Astronauts will collect information that will be used to make another Moon landing. The Artemis II mission is not only about the Moon, but testing the next generation of spacecraft. The program is part of an effort to ensure the efficiency of the deep space exploration system.