St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 23, 2022

St. Louis MO

24 January, 2022

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 23, 2022 The moon is the only celestial body other than Earth that humans have stepped foot on. To this day, only 12 people have walked on the moon all as part of the Apollo program. However, the NASA Artemis program plans to send the next crewed mission (including the first woman) to the moon by 2025. They are looking to explore the lunar south pole. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.