Find out here when, where to see in Mexico the launch of the manned lunar mission Artemis II of the NASA and more details.
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, for its acronym in English) is getting everything ready to launch the manned lunar mission of the Artemis program (named in honor of the twin sister goddess of Apollo).
The event has gained great relevance, since since the launch of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968a manned lunar mission has not been carried out, however, NASA indicated that Artemis II It is not going to land on the moon, but will fly over the Earth’s natural satellite for approximately 10 days.
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Artemis II, an ambitious program for the United States
The astronauts who will board the spacecraft called Orionpropelled by the rocket Space Launch System (designed to make several return trips to the Moon in the coming years, with the goal of establishing a permanent base that will offer a starting point for further exploration) will be:
- Reid Wiseman
- Victor Glove
- Christina Koch
- Jeremy Hansen (from Canada)
This crew will fly in a spacecraft that has never made trips to the Moon and much less transported human beings, so NASA itself admitted that Artemis II “will not be without risks”.
However, if everything goes as planned by the US space agency, Orion will head to the Moon and once there, They will fly over its hidden face.
At that time communications with the Tierra: The four astronauts are expected to become the humans who have traveled the furthest on Earth. Tierrasurpassing the record of Apollo 13.
The main objective is to verify the operation of all critical systems: life support, navigation, communication and crew performance in deep space and if everything works well then NASA will plan the Artemis III programwhich aims to take astronauts to the surface of the Moon.
When and where to see the launch in Mexico
NASA is scheduled to launch the Artemis II mission this year. Wednesday April 1 in it Kennedy Space Center located in Florida.
The coverage of the launch has been agreed to take place from 11:00 am (central Mexico time), but at approximately 16:24 hours the takeoff of the Space Launch System rocket will take place.
Viewers in Mexico will be able to see all of this through:
- channel YouTube from NASA
- NASA+ streaming platform
- NASA live
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On these sites people will have comments in Spanish about the launch of Artemis II.
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