On 14 May 2019, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the new program would be named Artemis, who is both the twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. Despite the immediate new goals, Mars missions by the 2030s were still intended as of May 2019.
Q. How far are we from deep space travel?
In some contexts, it is used to refer to interstellar space. The International Telecommunication Union defines “deep space” to start at a distance of 2 million km (approximately 0.01 AU) from the Earth’s surface. NASA’s Deep Space Network has variously used criteria of 16,000 to 32,000 km from Earth.
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- Q. How far are we from deep space travel?
- Q. What countries have landed a human on the moon?
- Q. Who was the first woman to reach the moon?
- Q. Why is NASA called Artemis?
- Q. What does Artemis stand for?
- Q. Who are the new NASA astronauts?
- Q. Did Michael Collins ever walk on the moon?
- Q. Who is the oldest active astronaut?
- Q. How astronauts are chosen?
- Q. Has there ever been a black in space?
- Q. Who was the first black person on the moon?
- Q. How many US astronauts have there been?
- Q. Who was the third man in space?
Q. What countries have landed a human on the moon?
The United States is the only country to have successfully conducted crewed missions to the Moon, with the last departing the lunar surface in December 1972.
Q. Who was the first woman to reach the moon?
Only 12 humans, all men, have ever walked on the Moon; all human Moon missions were part of the U.S. Apollo program between 1969 and 1972. No woman has ever walked on the Moon.
Q. Why is NASA called Artemis?
The Artemis Project was a private spaceflight venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon by 2002. It was named after Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, in some myths the moon, and twin sister of Apollo (a reference to the Apollo project).
Q. What does Artemis stand for?
Artemis (/ˈɑːrtɪmɪs/; Greek: Ἄρτεμις Artemis, Attic Greek: [ár.te.mis]) is the Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, and chastity.
Q. Who are the new NASA astronauts?
- Kayla Barron.
- Zena Cardman.
- Raja Chari.
- Matthew Dominick.
- Bob Hines.
- Warren Hoburg.
- Jonny Kim.
- Robb Kulin.
Q. Did Michael Collins ever walk on the moon?
Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface….Michael Collins (astronaut)
| Michael Collins | |
|---|---|
| Rank | Major General |
Q. Who is the oldest active astronaut?
Donald Pettit
Q. How astronauts are chosen?
As of the 2009 Astronaut Class 61% of the astronauts selected by NASA have come from military service. NASA selects candidates from a diverse pool of applicants with a wide variety of backgrounds. From the thousands of applications received, only a few are chosen for the intensive Astronaut Candidate training program.
Q. Has there ever been a black in space?
Bluford, Jr., selected by NASA in 1978, was the first Black American to reach space. Bluford launched aboard the eighth space shuttle mission on August 30, 1983, then went on to fly three other space shuttle missions in 1985, 1991, and 1992.
Q. Who was the first black person on the moon?
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr.
Q. How many US astronauts have there been?
More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts.
Q. Who was the third man in space?
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| Number | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Gagarin | 12 April 1961 |
| 2 | Alan Shepard | 5 May 1961 |
| 3 | Virgil Grissom | 21 July 1961 |
| 4 | Gherman Titov | 6 August 1961 |
