The Artemis 1 mission will kickstart the next era of crewed space exploration.
The advantage of using the moon as a stepping stone to Mars is its proximity to Earth. A crewed mission can get to or from the moon in just three days, whereas a mission straight
Water found across the lunar surface may not just be used to sustain astronauts. Methods are currently being developed that could see lunar water converted into rocket fuel. This could mean that craft leaving Earth for Mars wouldn’t have to blast off with all the fuel needed to traverse the long gulf to the Red Planet.
Forthcoming Artemis missions to the moon's surface, the first of which should be Artemis 3 no sooner than 2025, will also allow new technologies to be tested off Earth that could eventually also be deployed on Mars.
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