Artemis II Mission Comprehension
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Artemis II Mission Comprehension
Mission briefing: a journey around the Moon
Artemis II is a NASA mission designed to test a spacecraft and its systems on a journey around the Moon. Four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen—are travelling together. Wiseman is the commander, Glover is the pilot, and Koch and Hansen are mission specialists. Their spacecraft is called Orion. It will be launched by a powerful rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). During the planned journey, the crew will travel around the Moon and return to Earth; they will not land on the lunar surface. The flight is expected to last about 10 days. A crewed flight can test how Orion performs with people aboard, including its life-support systems and communication equipment. This information can help engineers prepare for later missions that aim to send astronauts to the lunar surface. Artemis II is therefore a test flight as well as a significant step in a wider programme of exploration. The crew also represents a range of experiences and backgrounds. Koch is set to be the first woman to travel on a mission around the Moon, and Hansen the first Canadian. Their journey connects a practical engineering test with a human story: people from different places working together to explore beyond Earth.
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Choose the best answer for each question.
- To land astronauts on the Moon and build a base
- To test Orion and its systems on a crewed journey around the Moon
- To send astronauts to Mars
- To collect rocks from the far side of the Moon
- Reid Wiseman
- Victor Glover
- Christina Koch
- Jeremy Hansen
- Set to be the first woman on a mission around the Moon
- Commander
- Canadian astronaut; set to be the first Canadian on such a mission
- Pilot
- Related to Earth
- Related to the Moon
- Related to Mars
- Related to a spacecraft
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