The Artemis Lunar Program

Frontispiece                                                                                                              

Dedication                                                                                                     

Acknowledgments                                                                                                    

Preface                                                                                              

1    Introduction

2    The Artemis Lunar Program Overview

            2.1 NASA's Concept

            2.2 Summary of the Elements

            2.3 The Controversy 

            2.4 The Budget

            2.5 Politics

3    Spacecraft, Landers, Rovers and Payloads
            3.1 Commercial Spacecraft            3.2 Commercial Lunar Payload Services

            3.3 Commercial Payloads and Instruments

            3.4 Lunar Science Participation

            3.5 Landing Sites

4    Elements, Crew Landers, Launch Vehicles and Upper Stages

            4.1 Propulsion and Power Element

            4.2 Habitat and Logistics Modules

            4.3 Crew Landers and Transfer Element Studies

            4.4 Launch Vehicles
            4.5 Upper Stages5    NASA and Commercial Crew Development

            5.1 Crew Selection and Training

            5.2 Commercial Crew ISS Missions

            5.3 Artemis Missions

            5.4 The Next Generation Space Suit

            5.5 Commercial Crew Space Suits
            5.6 Crew Health 6    Artemis Lessons for Exploration

            6.1 Utility of the Gateway

            6.2 Sustainability

            6.3 Impact on Future Hardware Design

            6.4 Long Duration Science Operations

            6.5 Launch Vehicle Payload Capability
7    Enabling Technology Advances             7.1 NASA Programs

            7.2 Navigation and Precision Landing

            7.3 Deep Space Atomic Clock