Artemis II would follow in 2022 ... and feasibility studies for the Deep Space Transport (DST) and the Mars Base Camp. As a result, the many technical challenges these elements entail still ...

The work ahead is vital, according to NASA, which aims under its Artemis program to use a slate ... NASA should be able to light up a potential base camp to serve as a landmark for future arriving ...

Other issues identified in the analysis included the difficulties imposed by parallel developments between the Artemis Program ... Transport (DST) and Mars Base Camp since 2018/19.

NASA's Artemis program aims to use the Moon as a stepping stone for human exploration of Mars. Artemis II, scheduled for 2026, will be the first crewed mission of the program, orbiting the Earth ...

The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...

Engineers drilled a well in the camp to access 10,000 gallons of fresh water daily, and insulated, heated piping ran throughout the facility for water and electricity. The base also featured a ...

For now, NASA is sticking with the pricey SLS as the rocket for its next two Artemis missions, although the future of the program's moon- and Mars-bound aspirations is something that could shift ...

Artemis II is slated to launch four astronauts on an 10-day trip to the moon by April 2026. But with President Trump and his adviser and SpaceX founder Elon Musk beating the drum for Mars ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA has removed the mention of there being a first woman and the first person of color who will land on the moon during the Artemis III mission from its websites.