The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will take people to the moon Artemis mission He has made a new statement about. The official statement announced that the mission was postponed again. According to NASA’s statement, what happened technical problemsmaking it impossible to send people to the moon.

NASA’s Artemis mission consists of several phases. For example, a spacecraft would be sent to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. NASA, which initially planned to launch in September 2024, was unsuccessful and postponed the launch until September 2025. In the latest statement, Artemis II says until April 2026Artemis III, where astronauts will set foot on the moon It was announced that it was postponed until 2027. Previous statements said Artemis III would be built in 2026.

Technical problems with Artemis I, which will be launched in 2022, are still unresolved

The main factor causing the postponement of the Artemis II and Artemis III missions was the planned launch in 2022. Artemis I The technical problems in his mission are still unresolved. The technical problem encountered here is the one experienced in the heat shield of the capsule called “Orion”, in which the crew will also be present. carbonization. The statements made show that NASA will not dare to send people to the moon without completely solving this problem.

By the way, let’s say that both Artemis II and Artemis III will be crewed missions. Astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen will go to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but they will not land on the surface. instead of will enter orbit and return. According to current information, the moon landing will take place in 2027. Artemis IIIIt will happen inside.