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Artemis

Artemis

1 7.9
A NASA program to return people to the Moon and support long-term exploration there
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɑːrtəmɪs/
translation icon : programa Artemis
  • - Artemis, Houston calling.
  • Artemis program
  • Artemis mission

Because this time the, the whole point of Artemis is go back to the moon, but this time to stay.

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Examples

  • But the Artemis mission is, is is a is a architecture of rockets and capsules that'll take human beings back to the moon.

    StarTalk

  • So NASA sending the first woman to the moon, it's going to be for their Artemis program.

  • Because this time the, the whole point of Artemis is go back to the moon, but this time to stay.

    Lex Fridman

  • Now we're in the Artemis era where we're going back to the moon and even further to Mars.

  • After that, NASA is planning nearly Artemis launches and lift off of Artemis One.

  • And also, I want to let everybody know that tomorrow night, the four new Artemis astronauts will be on this show.

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The computer had obediently flagged all the latest news of the second Artemis mission, leaving it on his opening screen.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Artemis, come in, please.

    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

  • NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence there.

  • The Artemis missions are designed to explore the lunar south pole and prepare for future Mars missions.

Synonyms

Apollo program
vsArtemis
4 3.4

A series of US space missions that landed people on the Moon and brought them safely home

focuses on returning humans to the Moon and building sustainable exploration

Compounds

Temple of Artemis
1 8.4

A very large ancient temple at Ephesus built for the goddess Artemis and famous as one of the Seven Wonders

Surface Forms

Artemis main

Etymology

Artemis (the space program) is named for the Greek goddess because she was the twin sister of Apollo. That is why NASA calls the new Moon missions a 'sister' program to the old Apollo missions and aims to return people to the Moon, including the first woman.