It is a fact. The future of the history of space exploration points to the Moon and the agency of the POT He has just confirmed this by announcing his selection of expert researchers with a team of geologists who will make up the support team for the manned mission that will contemplate a moon landing on the star.
We are still not sure if snoopy will or will not be part of the final crew. But considering that at the last moment it did join the Artemis I Mission that took the Orion spacecraft to orbit the Moon, we can very potentially consider the same thing to happen again.
For now, the agency has released some interesting details about this project called Artemis III, where a historic trip will finally be made with this group of astronauts who will set foot on the Moon again, including the first woman and the first man in their crew. color that will visit this star.
This is the NASA crew that will travel to the Moon on the Artemis III mission
He statement released by NASA reveals the final objective of the project that seeks to advance scientific discovery and cement more exploration projects in the long term.
That’s why a geology-focused space explorer support team was chosen to focus on planning the science activities for the Artemis III astronauts during their lunar walks, which will include field geology walks, observations, and the collection of lunar samples, images and scientific measurements.
The team of expert geologists that will support the confirmed crew is as follows:
- Lauren Edgar, Associate Principal Investigator for the United States Geological Survey.
- Bradley Jolliff, from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Caleb Fassett and Dana Hurley, from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
- Gordon Osinski, from the University of Western Ontario in London.
- jennifer heldmannfrom NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California.
- Jose Hurtado, from the University of Texas at El Paso.
- Juliane Gross, from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Katherine Joy, from the University of Manchester in the UK.
- Mark Robinson, from Arizona State University in Tempe.
- Yang Liu, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern California.
Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, says the selection of this team marks an important step in efforts to optimize the “science performance” of the Artemis III mission. :
“This highly respected team of lunar scientists has demonstrated expertise in science operations, sample analysis, and operational flexibility, all of which are critical to the successful incorporation of science during Artemis III.
With the establishment of the Artemis III Geology Team, we ensure NASA builds a strong lunar science program.”
This confirms the space agency’s intention to make the Moon a more recurring destination in the not so distant future.