OSHER 460 - Establishing Moon Base

We will learn about Moon habitats, what is involved in loading rockets with various necessary supplies, and new vehicles being created for the transport of astronauts to the dark side of the Moon. We will discuss the implementation of NASA's Artemis Plan, which includes the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built (the Space Launch System), the lunar-orbiting space station called Gateway, and the Artemis Base Camp planned for the Moon's surface. We'll learn about experiments designed for growing food for consumption by the astronauts, ways to observe our solar system, and implementing plans for the next big step: the trip to Mars and beyond.