Artemis 1's Space Launch System rocket has sent the Orion capsule out of Earth orbit.
won't be done at that point, however; it aims to establish a crewed outpost near the lunar south pole and set up a small moon-orbiting space station called Gateway as well.
NASA plans to use the lessons learned during the buildout of this infrastructure to help send astronauts to Mars, which the agency hopes to do in the late 2030s or early 2040s." , a book about the search for alien life. Follow him on Twitter
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