NASA is closing in on a launch date for Artemis 1, the first in a series of missions that will eventually take humans back to the moon. The agency's Artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration. A permanent moon base and a mission to Mars could be the first step toward becoming a multi-planetary species where Earth isn't our only home.
NASA’s Artemis mission is the first step toward a long-term human settlement on the moon. Vox’s Unexplainable examines whether humans are even capable of living far from Earth for an extended period of time.
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