For those who may not know or are curious
Why is the program called “Artemis”? 🏹✨
• In Greek mythology, Artemis (known as Diana to the Romans) is the goddess of the Moon, the hunt, the wild, and untamed nature
She is the twin sister of Apollo, the god of the Sun
• The Apollo program of the 1960s–70, the one that landed on the Moon, was named after Apollo himself.
Choosing Artemis as its successor is a poetic and symbolic gesture: the twin sister of Apollo now leads humanity back to the Moon, marking a new era of exploration and discovery
• NASA announced the name in 2019 precisely for this mythological resonance:
Artemis embodies humanity’s return to the Moon in the 21st century, a new chapter driven by ambition, unity, and the enduring pull of the unknown 💫