Era · 2022–present

The Artemis Era

The return to the Moon — NASA's Artemis program and its international and commercial partners working to land the next humans on the lunar surface and build a sustained presence.

In brief

The renewed era of human lunar exploration.

Events of this era

November–December 2022Artemis I Flies Around the Moon
The uncrewed Artemis I sends the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back on the first flight of NASA's program to return humans to the lunar surface.
26 September 2022DART Alters an Asteroid's Orbit
NASA's DART deliberately crashes into the moonlet Dimorphos and measurably changes its orbit — the first demonstration that humanity could deflect an asteroid.
2022First Planetary Defence Demonstration
DART was the first mission to change the orbit of an asteroid, demonstrating a technique for planetary defence.
23 August 2023Chandrayaan-3 Lands Near the Lunar South Pole
India's Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon's south pole, making India the fourth nation to land on the Moon and the first near the south-polar region.

Knowledge connections

ContainsDART Alters an Asteroid's Orbit
ContainsArtemis I Flies Around the Moon
ContainsChandrayaan-3 Lands Near the Lunar South Pole
ContainsFirst Planetary Defence Demonstration

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

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