New Delhi, June 8 (IANS). The American space agency NASA, which is working rapidly on human missions to the Moon, has intensified preparations for the Artemis-III mission. In this sequence, NASA will introduce the world to the astronauts associated with the Artemis-III mission through an Instagram Live program on June 9. This program will be broadcast at night Indian time, in which the preparations and future plans of the mission will be discussed.
NASA said in a post on Instagram that the astronauts selected for the Artemis-III mission will join the Instagram Live to be held on June 9 at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC). During this time, important information related to the mission can also be obtained.
According to NASA, the Artemis-III mission will prove to be an important milestone in making human landing on the Moon possible in the future. Under the mission, astronauts will be sent to low Earth orbit in the Orion spacecraft with the help of SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. There, rendezvous and docking capabilities will be tested between the Orion spacecraft and commercial landers developed by private companies.
This test is important because future Artemis missions will require commercial landers to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface. NASA believes that the success of these technologies will make lunar missions safer and more effective.
The Artemis-III demonstration mission could use one or both of landers from private space companies SpaceX and Blue Origin. The main objective of the mission is to ensure successful rendezvous and docking between the Orion spacecraft and commercial landers. This technology will play an important role in taking astronauts to the lunar surface in the future.
According to NASA, at present the preparations for the mission are progressing as per schedule and all necessary arrangements are being made for the launch. The agency has also indicated that detailed information related to the design and crew of the Artemis-III mission will be shared closer to the planned launch in 2027.
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