The Biden administration is on board with NASA’s Artemis program, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed at a press briefing—though she didn’t elaborate on whether or how the modern moon-exploring missions might shift under America’s new leadership.
Speculation about Artemis’ fate whirled since President Joe Biden was elected. Following up on a question about the program’s potential continuation posed by a reporter on Wednesday, Psaki noted during a briefing on Thursday that she had since “dug in,” and was looking forward to telling her daughter about the space agency’s big plans.
“Through the Artemis program, the United States government will work with industry and international partners to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon—another man and a woman to the Moon, which is very exciting—conduct new and exciting science, prepare for future missions to Mars and demonstrate America’s values,” she said.
Beyond landing the next man and first woman on the lunar surface, through Artemis NASA wants to establish sustainable infrastructure and human presence there to lay the necessary foundations for its ultimate aims to send astronauts to Mars. The weighty work is already underway.
“To date, only 12 humans have walked on the moon. That was half a century ago. The Artemis program—a waypoint to Mars—provides exactly the opportunity to add numbers to that,” Psaki said. “Lunar exploration has broad and bicameral support in Congress, most ..
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