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Ep372: Artemis Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play. It's trivia time.
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  Gather round friends in the lines for space, books, movies 2
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  science facts coming at you Hey kid cast daily trivia time.
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  Shout your answer, let it shine. Guess it, grab it, score your
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  points, laugh and learn in every Join Kid Cast Daily.
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  Here we go. Ready.
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  Set your brains. Will Good Day Knowledge
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  Adventurers welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where every episode takes
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  you on a journey through sports, science, history, and all the
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  fascinating corners of our world.
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  Today we are blasting off into Artemis Trivia, the real life
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  effort to send astronauts around and back to the moon.
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  You will hear quick questions with a short pause to think,
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  then a brief answer packed with facts.
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  So let's get on with today's episode.
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  First up, a warm up to set the stage.
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  Here's the question. What is NASA's Artemis program
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  mainly trying to do with the Moon?
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  The answer is to return astronauts to the moon, build up
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  long term exploration near the lunar South Pole, and prepare
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  for future trips deeper into space.
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  Artemis includes a series of missions, new spacecraft, and
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  international partners. Here's the question What giant
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  rocket launches Orion toward the moon on Artemis missions?
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  The answer is the Space Launch System, or SLS.
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  The first version, called Block One, stands about 98 meters tall
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  and produces about £8.8 million of thrust at liftoff using 4RS25
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  engines and two solid rocket boosters.
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  Here's the question, What is the name of the crew spacecraft that
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  flies around the moon on Artemis missions?
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  The answer is Orion. It has a crew module for
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  astronauts, a launch abort system on top for safety, and a
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  European built service module that provides power, propulsion,
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  and life support functions. Here's the question Which space
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  agency builds Orion Service Module?
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  The answer is the European Space Agency, or ESA.
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  The European Service Module supplies electricity from solar
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  arrays and uses its main engine and smaller thrusters to steer
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  Orion on the way to and from the Moon.
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  Here's the question What was special about Artemis One in
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  2022? The answer is that Artemis 1 was
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  an UNCRUD test flight. It launched in November 2022,
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  sent Orion around the moon, tested systems like the heat
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  shield during high speed re entry, and splashed down in the
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  Pacific Ocean in December 2022. Here's the question Where do
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  Artemis missions launch from in Florida?
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  The answer is Launch Complex 39 B at NASA's Kennedy Space
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  Center. This historic pad was upgraded
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  for SLS with new lightning protection towers, a sound
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  suppression system, and ground equipment to fuel the rocket.
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  Here's the question Which region of the moon is a key target for
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  future Artemis landings because of water ice?
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  The answer is the lunar South Pole.
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  Scientists have found evidence of water ice and permanently
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  shadowed craters there, which could help with life support and
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  making fuel in the future. Here's the question What is the
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  name of the lunar Lander selected to carry Artemis 3
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  astronauts from lunar orbit down to the surface?
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  The answer is Spacex's Starship Human Landing System.
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  Often called Starship HLS, it is designed to dock with Orion in
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  lunar orbit, take a pair of astronauts to the surface, and
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  return them to lunar orbit after their moon walks.
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  Here's the question Who else is building a lunar Lander for a
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  later Artemis mission, adding more options?
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  The answer is Blue Origin, which was selected to provide a Lander
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  for Artemis 5. Having more than one land or
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  type gives the program flexibility for future missions.
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  Here's the question What small space station will orbit the
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  moon to support Artemis missions?
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  The answer is the Gateway. It will be assembled in lunar
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  orbit with modules like the Power and Propulsion Element and
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  the Halo habitat, and it will host systems and instruments
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  from partners including the United States, Europe, Japan and
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  Canada. Here's the question, Which
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  country is providing Canadarm 3 for the Gateway?
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  The answer is Canada. Through the Canadian Space
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  Agency, Canadarm 3 will be a smart robotic system to move
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  equipment, inspect the outside of the station and help with
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  visiting vehicles. Here's the question What is the
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  name of the new lunar space suit being developed for Artemis moon
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  walks? The answer is the Axiom
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  Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or Axiom U, developed by Axiom
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  Space with NASA. It is designed to improve
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  mobility, fit more body sizes, and handle the cold, dark
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  conditions at the lunar South Pole.
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  Here's the question What is a major goal for crew diversity on
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  Artemis missions to the Moon? The answer is to land the first
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  woman and the first person of color on the moon.
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  This goal highlights inclusion in space exploration and expands
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  opportunities for astronauts. Here's the question What did
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  Orion prove about its heat shield during Artemis 1?
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  The answer is that the Afcoat heat shield protected the
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  capsule during re entry at lunar return speeds of about 39,000
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  kilometers per hour. Engineers studied the charred
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  surface after splashdown to improve performance and
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  understanding for future crude flights.
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  Here's the question How many cube dots rode along on the
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  Artemis 1 mission inside the Rockets adapter ring?
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  The answer is 10 cube Sots. They included missions to study
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  radiation, test deep space navigation, and investigate the
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  moon, though not all of them operated as planned after
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  deployment. Here's the question What rescue
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  feature sits on top of Orion to protect astronauts during launch
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  and ascent? The answer is the launch abort
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  system. It can fire powerful motors to
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  pull the crew capsule away from the rocket in an emergency, then
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  deploy a parachute system to bring the capsule down safely.
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  Here's the question What ocean did Orion splash down in at the
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  end of Artemis 1? The answer is the Pacific Ocean
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  off the coast of California. NASA and U.S.
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  Navy teams worked together to recover the capsule and bring it
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  onto a ship for transport. Here's the question Which crew
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  is assigned to fly the first crude or iron mission around the
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  moon known as Artemis 2? The answer is Reed Wiseman,
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  Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen from the
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  Canadian Space Agency. Artemis 2 is planned as a lunar
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  flyby to test Orion's life support and communications with
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  people on board. Here's the question What
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  international agreement connected to Artemis sets out
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  basic principles for safe space exploration?
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  The answer is the Artemis Accords.
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  Many countries have signed them to support things like
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  transparency, peaceful exploration, help for spacecraft
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  and distress and sharing of scientific data.
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  Here's the question, what is the main engine type on the SLS core
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  stage and what famous program used them before?
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  The answer is the RS25 which previously powered the Space
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  shuttle for SLS. These engines are upgraded to
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  handle higher performance and new flight conditions.
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  Here's the question, what are the large Whiteside boosters on
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  SLS provide during the first two minutes of flight?
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  The answer is most of the Rockets liftoff thrust these
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  five segments. Solid rocket boosters burn
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  aluminum based propellant and separate from the core stage
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  about two minutes after launch. Here's the question.
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  What is the name of the power and propulsion module plan for
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  the gateway and what does it do? The answer is the power and
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  Propulsion element, often called PPE.
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  It uses solar electric propulsion to move and maintain
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  the gateway's orbit and provides power to the station.
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  Here's the question, which country is contributing the IHAB
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  module and the Esprit module for the Gateway?
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  The answer is several European partners through the European
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  Space Agency I have will add living and workspace while
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  Esprit will provide communications and refueling
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  capability for visiting vehicles.
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  Here's the question Where on Earth do astronauts train for
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  Artemis moon walks and suit operations to practice in low
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  gravity conditions? The answer is places like NASA's
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  Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Texas and outdoor lunar Terrain
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  Test sites. Underwater training and field
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  tests help teams rehearse tasks, tool use, and communications
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  procedures. Here's the Super Challenge
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  question. What three major parts work
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  together to carry astronauts from Earth to the lunar surface
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  and back in the Artemis architecture?
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  The answer is the Space Launch System to leave Earth, the Orion
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  spacecraft for the cruise trip to and from lunar orbit, and a
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  human landing system to descend to the Moon and return to lunar
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  orbit. These parts, along with support
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  from the Gateway and Ground teams, make the full mission
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  chain. That wraps up our Artemis trivia
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  tour. You heard about the rocket, the
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  spacecraft, the space suits, where we launch, and who is
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  helping build the path to the moon.
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  Keep your curiosity ready because new updates arrive as
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  engineers test, build, and prepare the next steps.
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  Thanks for listening. Keep asking great questions and
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  join us next time for another daily dose of knowledge and.
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  Beyond breakfast. Feelings fine.