{"id":801566,"date":"2026-04-08T03:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=801566"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:36:30","slug":"walk-in-the-footsteps-of-artemis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=801566","title":{"rendered":"Walk in the footsteps of Artemis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n\t<span class=\"pillar article__item\">Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>07\/04\/2026<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><span id=\"viewcount\">262<\/span><small> views<\/small><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span id=\"ezsr_total_27190554\">7<\/span><small> likes<\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On 6 April 2026, NASA\u2019s Artemis II Mission, powered by ESA\u2019s European Service Module (ESM), launched humans further than ever before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But how do future astronauts train to live on the Moon, and what kind of lunar base could they create?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where school students like you can come in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"article__image article__image--left\"><figcaption class=\"image__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuna and Leo by Earth<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Train like an astronaut with the Mission X project<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Astronauts, like Christina Koch, the first woman on a lunar mission, must train hard to prepare for their space missions.<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of these brave astronauts, students can bring Mission X\u2019s mascots, Luna and Leo, closer to the Moon. By stepping into their shoes, students can train like an astronaut and complete a wide range of activities, even practising for their own journey to space.<\/p>\n<p>From understanding nutrition to learning how to stay strong in space and on Earth, Mission X activities can take you to the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Design the future with the Moon Camp project<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Artemis will bring astronauts to the Moon using Europe\u2019s European Service Module\u00a0(ESM),\u00a0which gives air, water, and power to Artemis\u2019 astronauts. And once they touchdown on the surface, they\u2019ll start building a lunar base to keep them just as safe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"article__image article__image--right\"><figcaption class=\"image__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew\u2019s flyby of the Moon.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How do you imagine the space base will look?<\/p>\n<p>With the Moon Camp project, students can design a habitat on the Moon using a tool of their choice from arts and crafts\u00a0to 3D design,\u00a0robotics, and game-based applications. By designing a habitat on the moon, students can take a glimpse into the design of a future lunar base.<\/p>\n<p><u>Are you a student?<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Start your journey to the moon today with Moon Camp and Mission X. All you need to do is find an adult (your parent, guardian or\u00a0educator) and show them the links below!<\/p>\n<p><u>Are you a teacher or educator?<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Enthuse and inspire your students and young people by taking them on a\u00a0journey to the Moon today with ESA Education\u2019s interdisciplinary STEM projects, Moon Camp and Mission X.\u00a0 Make lunar exploration tangible by guiding students through these Moon-themed projects today! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each school year,\u00a0teams of students up to 19 years old can participate in these challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/mooncampchallenge.org\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/trainlikeanastronaut.org\/<\/p>\n<p>Discover a whole playlist of Mission X activities with John McFall and begin to train like an astronaut today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jump for the Moon | Mission X\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-HyaA1MIbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><button id=\"ezsr_27190554_12_5\" class=\"btn ezsr-star-rating-enabled\" title=\"Like\">Like<\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_just_rated_27190554\" class=\"ezsr-just-rated hide\">Thank you for liking<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_has_rated_27190554\" class=\"ezsr-has-rated hide\">You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Education\/Teach_with_the_Moon\/Walk_in_the_footsteps_of_Artemis?rand=771654\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agency 07\/04\/2026 262 views 7 likes On 6 April 2026, NASA\u2019s Artemis II Mission, powered by ESA\u2019s European Service Module (ESM), launched humans further than ever before.\u00a0 But how do&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":801567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-801566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ESA"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=801566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/801567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=801566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=801566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=801566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}