Space travel: Nasa sticks to moon plans despite challenges
After the successful "Artemis 2" mission, the US space agency is working on new moon plans. Could humans stay there permanently in a few years?
NASA reaffirms its commitment to its ambitious moon plans despite the challenges, according to a recent press conference by the agency's Artemis Program chief, Jeremy Parsons. The Artemis program is likely the most difficult space mission ever undertaken, Parsons stated. However, NASA chief Jared Isaacman made it clear that NASA has the mandate, resources, and support of its partners to make the mission a reality.
Isaacman recently shifted NASA's moon plans, announcing a goal for a permanent human presence on the lunar surface by 2028, with the first planned astronaut landing on the moon around the early 2030s. The backdrop of this lunar race is the global competition among space-faring nations. The United States' main competitor is China, which aims to put humans on the moon by 2030, while Russia also plans to do so, but faces delays due to economic difficulties.
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