What are the differences between Apollo and Artemis?

Fifty years have passed since man set foot on the moon. Eternal when you see the technological improvements developed in the meantime. The Saturn 5 of the Apollo mission remains the most powerful rocket ever launched. It was scheduled to be overtaken by the SLS on Saturday 3rd September, the thrust beast with 4,000 tons on takeoff, with notable differences from its predecessor. “The cockpit and controls are of the latest generation and the materials are more modern. But if you look closely at the heat shield, it is just a modern version of the one used on the Apollo at that time.,” confirms Kathy Schubert, deputy director of flight systems at NASA Glenn Center.

The Artemis mission also provides rockets that are 50% more spacious, capable of carrying out longer missions with one additional person. Vary the vision of interest of an expedition to the moon. “In the 1960s there was a race against the Russians and the scientific part of lunar exploration was somewhat episodic, while now we are going back to the moon in a sustainable way to see how we can live there and exploit its resourcesPhilippe Deleu, head of the European Space Agency’s European SLS unit, analyzes. And there remains one great common point: the enormous challenge of making this flight a success.