The Artemis I spacecraft successfully executed its first fly-by of the Moon on Monday, the sixth day of its mission. Led by US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), the Artemis programme has significant international participation, most notably (but not exclusively) from the European Space Agency (ESA – which is totally separate from the European Union, although with overlapping membership). And South Africa will play a key ground support role in future missions, starting with Artemis III. Artemis I is an uncrewed test flight of Nasa’s (indeed, humanity’s) latest crewed lunar exploration spacecraft. In fact, Artemis spacecraft – each of which is composed of the US Orion capsule and the European (Space Agency) Service Module – are designed and intended to fly far beyond the Moon. And that is what Artemis I will also do.
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