Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II astronaut: “We are a mirror that reflects you; if you like what you see, then look deeper inside”

The program Artemis Its horizon is the return of astronauts to the lunar surface. The next phase, Artemis III, plans to achieve this goal by mid-2027.

This step will be key within the architecture of the project: the Orion capsule spacecraft It will have to perform docking maneuvers in Earth orbit as part of a more complex operation that will integrate different descent modules.

To specify the lunar descent, NASA delegated the development of the modules to private companies in the aerospace sector.

On the one hand, SpaceX, the Elon Muskis working on an adapted version of the Starship rocket to operate on the Moon, with a large-scale structure.

In parallel, Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos develops the Blue Moon Mark 2 module, with a more compact design but with similar technical objectives.