posted 11-30-2019 06:30 AM               

NASA has made a firm decision to go back to the Moon in the very near term, which will provide us with many valuable lessons for any future trips to Mars. This "Lunar Gateway" approach — and in particular, the new Artemis program — will define space missions for the next decade and beyond.

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the upcoming Artemis program, which is planning the first human flights back to the Moon. Dutch von Ehrenfried covers all aspects of the program, including the specific modules, vehicles, lander, payloads and experiments being planned. The role of government and commercial entities will be discussed, along with how Artemis is expected to influence future missions to Mars.

"Moon to Mars" has become the theme of the U. S. space exploration. This book helps readers understand why this is, and what they can expect to see from the Artemis program in the next few years.

• Paperback: 321 pages
  
• Springer (May 13, 2020)
  
• ISBN-10: 3030385124
  
• ISBN-13: 978-3030385125

posted 05-25-2020 06:15 PM               

This book describes the future of the Artemis lunar program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to one degree or another. As history has taught us, predictions are often difficult, but one can see enough into the future to be somewhat accurate. As the Bible says, "We see through the glass, but darkly."

All of the elements of the proposed program are described from several perspectives: NASA's, the commercial space industry and our International partners. Also included are descriptions of the many vehicles, habitats, landers, payloads and experiments. The book tells the story of the buildup of a very small space station in a strange new lunar orbit and the descent of payloads and humans, including the first women and next man, to the lunar surface with the intent to evolve a sustained presence over time.