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- Kayla Barron remains the 100/30 favourite to be the first woman to walk on the moon
- Artemis is set to be the first program aiming to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972
- NASA's short-term goal for the program is landing the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon
Kayla Barron remains the 100/30 favourite to be the first woman to walk on the moon
NASA Astronaut Kayla Barron is still the favourite with bookmakers to be the first woman to walk on the moon at 100/30.
Betway have a market on who will be the first woman on the moon ahead of a new target date of Monday, Nov. 14. for Artemis 1.
Numerous attempts to launch the Space Launch System carrying the Orion spacecraft have been scrapped due to leaks in the fuelling system.
| First Woman To Walk On The Moon | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Kayla Barron | 100/30 | 23.1% |
| Jessica Watkins | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Kate Rubins | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Christina Koch | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Nicole Mann | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Second favourite in the market is Jessica Watkins, who has returned from space this month, becoming the first Black woman that has completed an International Space Station long-term mission.
The original Artemis program will be unmanned, with the first manned Artemis flight set for May 2024.
Artemis is set to be the first program aiming to land on the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972
Artemis 1 is still due to be the first flight in the Artemis program that will see NASA head back to the Moon for the first time since 1972.
The program kicks off with Artemis 1, which will be unmanned and fly in the orbit of the Moon without landing.
If the mission is a success, it should keep Artemis 2 on track for the May 2024 date for its departure.
NASA have highlighted what the Artemis 1 mission will look like below:
NASA's short-term goal for the program is landing the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon
The first target for NASA is to land the first woman and person of colour on the moon after years of diversity issues within the organisation.
NASA hope that Artemis will allow people to see a brand new era of travel in space with a variety of different people on the mission.
The medium goal is to eventually have a sustainable human presence actually on the moon with pods for people on there.
The Artemis program will hopefully be a massive step forward in terms of space travel for the planet.
