PUBLIC LECTURE IN C2 LECTURE THEATRE 7-8pm

DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION WITH ARTEMIS

Presented by Tim Atkins, NASA Senior Engineer and UC Erskine Fellow

Tim will present a vision of space exploration and discuss the recent successful launch of Artemis 1 from Kennedy Space Centre in late 2022. After this launch, the Orion spacecraft completed two flybys of the moon (on 21 November and 5 December) before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on 11 December. A crewed flyby is scheduled for 2025, followed  by a lunar landing. The aim of the programme is do make new scientific discoveries, demonstrate new technologies, and lay the foundation for a permanent lunar presence to enable exploration of Mars in the next few decades.