Astronauts collect rock samples from the moon.

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To the Moon... and Beyond!

November 30, 2020
By Tess Hall

For the first time in nearly 50 years, America plans to land astronauts on the moon. The program is called Artemis. NASA, the U.S. space agency, is creating a powerful new rocket for it. In 2024, that rocket will take the first woman to the moon.

Once there, she and other Artemis astronauts will collect samples and do science experiments. About 10 years ago, NASA discovered that water exists on the moon. The astronauts will research ways that any humans working on the moon could use this water.

But the adventure won’t stop there. NASA hopes to use what it learns on the moon to help send astronauts all the way to Mars one day. 

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