The agency is using the moon as a training ground for a crewed leap to Mars.
These plans, ambitious as they are, will seed something even bolder, if goes according to plan. As Nelson noted, NASA views Artemis as a stepping stone to Mars; the agency thinks that the skills and knowledge gained via the moon program will help it get astronauts to the Red Planet by the late 2030s or early 2040s.
The new program office"focuses on hardware development, mission integration and risk management functions for programs critical to the agency's exploration approach that uses Artemis missions at the moon to open a new era of scientific discovery and prepare for human missions to Mars," NASA officials wrote in Thursday's statement.
"This includes the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, supporting ground systems, human landing systems, spacesuits, Gateway, and more related to deep space exploration," they added."The new office will also lead planning and analysis for long-lead developments to support human Mars missions."
The Moon to Mars Program Office will be headed by Amit Kshatriya, who previously served as NASA's acting deputy associate administrator for Common Exploration Systems Development." , a book about the search for alien life. Follow him on Twitter
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