Artemis 1 is the first stage of a series of missions designed to send astronauts back to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
Here’s what you should know about it
NASA is on a mission to return astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program.
Its inaugural Artemis I mission will be an uncrewed expedition around the moon and serve as practice for future missions to Mars.
‘’And it’s back to the Moon and then on to Mars.”
NASA administrator, Bill Nelson
Here’s everything else you need to know about Artemis 1
NASA’s mega moon rocket – the Space Launch System – is scheduled to lift off on August 29.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the world’s most powerful rocket ever right here.’’
NASA administrator, Bill Nelson
Sitting on top of the 322-foot-tall rocket is the Orion astronaut capsule.
It is designed to separate from the rocket in space, ferry humans toward the moon
and rendezvous with a separate spacecraft that will take astronauts to the lunar surface.
The Space Launch System-Orion cost $37 billion to develop, including ground systems.
For the Artemis 1 mission, the Orion capsule will launch atop the Space Launch System without any humans
and orbit the moon before returning to Earth 42 days later.
If all goes according to plan, subsequent Artemis missions will follow, sending astronauts around the moon and back.
Artemis I is a crucial, long-delayed demonstration trip to the moon for NASA.
The U.S. space agency hasn’t sent any humans to the moon since 1972, when Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan left the last footprints on the lunar surface.
Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the last quarter, surpassing analysts’ estimates.
Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the last quarter, surpassing analysts’ estimates, driven by strong performance in its cloud computing and AI.
Tesla cut the U.S. prices of its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles by $2,000 each, days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world’s most valuable automaker missed market expectations.
Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, according to its website.
The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and its plaid variant is priced at $92,900.
Tesla North America also said in a post on X said it would end its referral program benefits in all markets after April 30.
Referral program allows buyers to get extra incentives through referrals from existing customers, a strategy long used by traditional automakers to boost sales.
Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, Reuters reported on Saturday.
On Monday Reuters reported, citing an internal memo, that the EV maker was laying off more than 10% of its global workforce.
Earlier this month Reuters reported the EV maker had canceled a long-promised inexpensive car, expected to cost $25,000, that investors had been counting on to drive mass-market growth.
The EV maker reported this month that its global vehicle deliveries in the first quarter fell for the first time in nearly four years, as price cuts failed to stir demand.
Tesla is to report first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.