"Artemis Astronauts Will Be Doing Some Serious Science" Topic

… on the Moon

"NASA has released its science priorities for the first crewed Artemis lunar landing, scheduled for 2024. Prior to planting their boots on the lunar regolith, however, the next man and woman to visit the Moon will have to go back to school, as mission planners prepare their tools for the upcoming mission.

"The Moon holds vast scientific potential and astronauts are going to help us enable that science," Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, explained in a NASA statement yesterday. "This report helps outline a path forward toward the compelling science we can now contemplate doing on the lunar surface in conjunction with human explorers."

Indeed, the 2024 Artemis III mission will involve a phrase that's near and dear to the hearts of scientists: in situ. In this context, the Latin phrase means "on site," which, when you're talking about humans working on the surface of the Moon, is a very rare and special occurrence. That astronauts will be conducting lunar science in situ in just a few years is thus a big deal, and NASA is preparing accordingly…"

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