see - and return to earth at Cape Canaveral.
The crew will carry special equipment to photograph the Moon and test its atmosphere, and to take live Moon life records.
The astronomers will have a hard, but not dangerous, mission, and the Orion will carry a radio sending set to keep in touch with Nasa here.
The Orion will have a crew complement of 10, and a scientific staff of five, so that 15 humans will risk the Moon voyage.
Nasa hopes to obtain results of value in exploring the lunar surface and atmosphere, and in learning something about the origin of life on the Moon, which will be studied under the powerful lunar microscope.
Science Editor Nasa hopes to learn something about the origin of life on the Moon, which will be studied under powerful lunar microscope. Moon life may be studied also from the air, and from the ground, with telescopes, cameras, and other instrumentalities. The observers will note the features of the lunar landscape, and collect specimens of lunar flora and fauna for examination here. They will compare them with existing earthly types, and determine whether the Moon has life resembling any on earth.
Observers will view the lunar scenery from both above and below, and seek to determine the nature of the lunar atmosphere. They will note any changes in the lunar surface, and study possible volcanic activity. The mission will seek to establish whether the Moon has water, and if so, in what quantity. The voyagers may also find out something about the size and density of the satellite, and learn if it has an appreciable atmosphere of its own, and if it reflects sunlight. Finally, they are to bring back records of any lunar sounds they may hear.
The voyagers will be gone from 10 to 15 days, and if all goes well, they should return to earth early in April.
Original dispatch: Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission