NASA's astronaut chief warns things we've never seen before are coming

 

The Artemis program represents an unprecedented advance in space exploration, and NASA's chief astronaut makes it clear that we are not prepared for what lies ahead.

Space exploration is at the height of great advancement, which will allow humanity to witness unprecedented progress. In recent months, several space projects have been launched that already offer new ways of understanding spaceflight. One of the most important is the Artemis program, which aims to take astronauts to the lunar surface.

But Artemis won't stop there, it also intends to bring astronauts to the surface of Mars, although that will take longer. NASA's chief astronaut Joseph Acabá said humanity will see things it has never seen before.

The Moon will be Artemis' first stop, but the plan involves taking manned spacecraft to areas of space never before explored. To achieve this, Artemis 1 was launched without a crew inside.

Last year, December, marked the successful return of the Artemis 1 spacecraft with a 25-day-orbit mission over the moon. This year, a new crew, the second batch of astronauts who will man the Artemis 2 mission launching in 2024, and Artemis III has kicked off. These will not only be crewed manned missions but mark a level of advancement of lunar-surface study missions, advancing to later studying the Mars surface.

This small revolution in travel will allow NASA to set foot on the Moon again since the end of the Apollo program in 1972. Although the crew members have not yet been announced, they are expected to be diverse in terms of skills and knowledge.

The selection of the team will be done carefully so that the necessary tasks are performed in order to ensure the success of the Artemis program. Though the announcement of the chief astronaut seems unusual, it reveals great advancement in science. Humanity is soon going to see great achievements in space exploration.