Artemis

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/artemis

1. What is the program name?
2. What is the lead agency?
3. Why does Artemis want the first woman and first person of color to land on the Moon?
4. Where will Artemis explore on the Moon?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the program name?Artemis
2. What is the lead agency?NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
3. Why does Artemis want the first woman and first person of color to land on the Moon?The program wants to show that space travel is for everyone, so it will include the first woman and the first person of color to step on the Moon.
4. Where will Artemis explore on the Moon?Artemis will focus on the Moon’s South Pole, an area that has lots of frozen water ice.

In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): The practice of using local resources (like lunar ice) to support space missions, reducing reliance on Earth supplies.
Gateway: A planned space station in lunar orbit that will serve as a staging point for missions to the Moon and beyond.
Translunar Injection: The maneuver that propels a spacecraft from Earth orbit onto a trajectory towards the Moon.