NASA's Artemis III Mission Successfully Lands First Humans on Moon Since 1972
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NASA's Artemis III mission has achieved a historic milestone by landing the first humans on the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972, including the first woman and first person of color to walk on the Moon.
After decades of planning, hundreds of billions in investment, and multiple delays, humanity has returned to the Moon. NASA's Artemis III mission successfully landed Commander Christina Koch and Mission Specialist Victor Glover near the lunar south pole at 14:37 UTC on Thursday, marking the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 in December 1972.
The landing site, near Shackleton Crater at 89.4ยฐS latitude, was chosen for its proximity to permanently shadowed regions believed to contain water ice โ a critical resource for future lunar bases and missions to Mars.