Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 45 minutes ago
NASA's new moon program, Artemis, will send humans to the moon in a much more complicated way Apollo did in the 1960s.
Today, we're going to walk through the full mission architecture for Artemis IV and see how the various rockets (SLS and SpaceX Starship), Lunar Gateway Station, and the Starship HLS and Blue Origin Blue Moon landers will work together to get astronauts back to the moon.
If the term "mission architecture" sounds complicated to you, it simply means the mission plan. A mission architecture outlines all the components and steps needed for a space mission, including spacecraft, launch vehicles, operations, and mission objectives, ensuring all parts work together seamlessly to achieve the mission’s goals. That's what we're covering today for Artemis!
Don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell icon to stay updated on our journey back to the Moon as a part of our new Artemis video series.
00:00 - Artemis Mission Architecture
00:54 - Lunar Gateway Station
01:55 - Lunar Lander (HLS)
02:25 - SLS
02:40 - Orion
03:15 - Moon Landing
03:55 - Return to Earth
04:08 - What's Left?
05:02 - When is Artemis happening?
07:20 - Will there be delays?
NASA's new moon program, Artemis, will send humans to the moon in a much more complicated way Apollo did in the 1960s.
Today, we're going to walk through the full mission architecture for Artemis IV and see how the various rockets (SLS and SpaceX Starship), Lunar Gateway Station, and the Starship HLS and Blue Origin Blue Moon landers will work together to get astronauts back to the moon.
If the term "mission architecture" sounds complicated to you, it simply means the mission plan. A mission architecture outlines all the components and steps needed for a space mission, including spacecraft, launch vehicles, operations, and mission objectives, ensuring all parts work together seamlessly to achieve the mission’s goals. That's what we're covering today for Artemis!
Don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell icon to stay updated on our journey back to the Moon as a part of our new Artemis video series.
00:00 - Artemis Mission Architecture
00:54 - Lunar Gateway Station
01:55 - Lunar Lander (HLS)
02:25 - SLS
02:40 - Orion
03:15 - Moon Landing
03:55 - Return to Earth
04:08 - What's Left?
05:02 - When is Artemis happening?
07:20 - Will there be delays?
