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Artemis

[ahr-tuh-mis]

noun

  1. Also called Cynthiaan ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.

  2. a first name.



Artemis

/ ˈɑːtɪmɪs /

noun

  1. Roman counterpart: DianaAlso called: CynthiaGreek myth the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo

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Artemis

  1. The Greek name for Diana, the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; the daughter of Zeus and the sister of Apollo. Artemis was also called Cynthia.

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If the cuts go ahead, Aschbacher said, they could also affect shared missions such as the use of the International Space Station and the Artemis programme to put astronauts back on the Moon, he said.

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A lunar-lander version of Starship in development is a key element of NASA’s Artemis mission to land Americans back on the moon in a space race with the Chinese.

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He would have been heartened to have heard these words from each of the Artemis II crew.

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The Artemis II mission is the second launch of the Artemis programme, whose aim is to land astronauts and eventually establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface.

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Artemis III would keep astronauts on the surface for more than a week and deliver payloads to help begin the foundation of a base.

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