Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the allocation of $ 28 billion for the Artemis-3 space program, the second manned flight to the moon.

The crew will consist of two astronauts - a man and a woman. The flight is slated for 2024, but that will depend on how quickly Congress approves the $ 3.2 billion lunar module.

By resuming its manned missions to the moon, the White House intends to restore American leadership in space.

The astronauts will fly on the Orion spacecraft, which is similar in technical characteristics to the capsule of the Apollo series.

Orion is a new generation spacecraft designed for long-distance flights into space, including Mars.

This will be the first landing on the moon since 1972.

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