Nasa's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft attached at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center on Nov 15, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the United States. Nasa is making its third attempt to launch the unmanned Artemis I mission to the moon following a series of technical and weather delays. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch
The Artemis programme is Nasa's plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars.
Twelve men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972 and one of the goals of Artemis is to put the first woman and person of color on the lunar surface.
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