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(MENAFN – Youm7) The US Space Agency has revealed that it is redoubling its efforts under the Artemis program, which will bring humans to the moon.
"The Artemis program is a way to make its way to Mars." Artemis' new identity draws inspiration from the Apollo program and follows its own path, showing how it will continue to explore the moon like never before. before and that it will open the way, "NASA said in a statement. Go to Mars ".
Astronauts must explore some areas of the moon that have not yet been visited and test new techniques that will help humans explore beyond the solar system. "On the moon, there is water, ice and other natural resources that will allow us to continue, travel in the depths of space, it is the moon that will lead humanity to its next giant leap on Mars. "
The report revealed that astronauts' return to the moon in 2024 could cost up to $ 30 billion, or about the same price as Apollo 11, given the inflation. The total cost of the Apollo program launched by the United States in 1961 and completed In 1972, about 25 billion dollars.
According to NASA Administrator Jim Breidenstein, the main difference between the Apollo and Artemis program is that the first was a small residence on the moon, while the latter requires a permanent human presence in the project, which will involve the recruitment of private companies and international partners and the construction of a space station on the moon. And to land in the south pole of the moon from here five years.
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