The Artemis program is NASA’s return to the moon.  The goal is to land the first woman and the next man, as well as a person of color, to the moon by 2025.   The target is the lunar south pole, where water ice resides in abundance.  NASA will harness the talents and capabilities of private industry, academia, and our international partners to build a sustainable presence on the moon.  While living and working on the Moon, we will develop the skills, knowledge, and technologies necessary for a Mars landing in the next few decades.

Artemis 1, an unmanned test of the Orion crew module, Space Launch System (SLS). and Exploration Ground Systems at Cape Kennedy will launch in the spring of 2022.

Join us at the Patterson Observatory to watch the launch. We’ll announce the date and time when the launch date is set.

Visit https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram for more information.

Arizona State University has a new website that will track all the events planned for the upcoming celebration of the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Click here to check it out!

Throughout the month of October 2021, the Sierra Vista Community will celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Click here to view the list of planned activities.