Teaching Overview
Learning Points
- The Artemis II mission will send humans to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
- The mission will test two of NASA’s most advanced space exploration systems: the SLS rocket, and the Orion spacecraft.
- Members of the public are invited to create personalized boarding passes, which will be stored digitally on Orion during the mission.
Curriculum Keywords
- space
- moon
- Artemis
Spark a Discussion
- What is the aim of the Artemis II mission?
- What is the SLS?
- What will happen when the crew reach the far side of the Moon?
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