NASA has big plans to return to the moon in 2024 and that includes a record-breaking mission.
The return to the moon involves several Artemis missions and one will even fly four astronauts around it.
Nasa explains on its website: “With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.
“We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon.
“Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.”
The US space agency plans to complete a big step in its Artemis missions in 2024.
If all goes to plan, four astronauts will be sent flying around the moon.
Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen are set to be on the mission.
Koch will be the first female astronaut to be sent on a moon mission.
Glover will be the first person of color to do the same.
Hansen will also make history by being the first non-American to complete such a mission.
Nasa is currently building its giant Artemis 2 Moon rocket.
It’s aiming for a late 2024 launch date and the mission will take eight days.
The astronauts won’t touch down on the moon but will complete a test route ahead of the Artemis 3 mission.
Nasa’s plans for the Artemis 3 mission to go ahead in 2025.
It aims to explore the dark side of the moon, which never faces Earth.
It aims to involve a crewed moon landing and the first woman and first person of color to stand on the lunar surface.
Right now, Nasa is said to be on track with its 2024 plans but all rocket launches are not set in stone and many factors can set them back days and even months.
