NASA just unveiled its step-by-step plan to land astronauts on the moon via the Artemis program “” then build a lunar base

NASA just unveiled its step-by-step plan to land astronauts on the moon via the Artemis program “” then build a lunar base

NASA just unveiled its first full plan for its Artemis program, a series of missions to return people to the moon for the first time since 1972.

The program would launch an uncrewed mission around the moon in 2021, followed by a crewed moon flyby in 2023, then a lunar landing in 2024.

The plan also calls for NASA and other agencies to set up a lunar base. 

But NASA needs $28 billion over the next four years to make Artemis happen.

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NASA has released its first full plan for its Artemis missions, which aim to put the first woman on the moon and the first man since 1972. 

The plan calls for a lunar landing in 2024, but before that, NASA intends to launch two other