{"id":2089,"date":"2021-01-05T11:07:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T11:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1333056"},"modified":"2021-01-05T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T11:07:17","slug":"here-are-the-6-most-exciting-space-missions-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2089","title":{"rendered":"Here are the 6 most exciting space missions of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Space exploration achieved several notable firsts in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including commercial human spaceflight<\/a> and returning samples of an asteroid<\/a> to Earth.<\/p>\n

The coming year is shaping up to be just as interesting. Here are some of the missions to keep an eye out for.<\/p>\n

Artemis 1<\/h2>\n

Artemis 1 is the first flight of the Nasa-led, international Artemis program<\/a> to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024. This will consist of an uncrewed Orion spacecraft which will be sent on a three-week flight around the Moon. IT will reach a maximum distance from Earth of 450,000 km \u2013 the farthest into space that any spacecraft that can transport humans will have ever flown.<\/p>\n

Artemis 1 will be launched into Earth orbit on the first NASA Space Launch System<\/a>, which will be the most powerful rocket in operation. From Earth orbit, the Orion will be propelled onto a different path towards the Moon by the rocket\u2019s interim cryogenic propulsion stage<\/a>. The Orion capsule will then travel to the Moon under the power provided by a service module<\/a> supplied by the European Space Agency (Esa).<\/p>\n