The final-round nominees for the Worldbuilding Awards have been announced! Among those nominations are no less than four articles from Astra Planeta:
Wondrous Nature Award: Earth
Strength & Honour Award: Ares Program
Pillars of Progress Award: Warp Drive
Best Article: Alone Together
I am incredibly humbled to be nominated alongside these other amazing worldbuilders and their stunning work in the first place. VOTING HAS ENDED! Thanks to everyone who voted; tune in to the awards ceremony on May 18th to find out whether any of these articles won!
Artemis Program
Discovery, Exploration
The Artemis program was the second lunar exploration program operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), begun as a NASA-exclusive operation in 1996 but was expanded into the International Lunar Exploration (Artemis-ILE) program in 2001. The program spanned 12 years in total, from 1996 to 2008, with the first crewed flight in early 2004. The program completed 12 missions, 11 of these crewed and all successful. The program was the final step toward establishing a permanent surface base on Luna, by building the International Lunar Research Station in lunar orbit to provide a reliable gateway to lunar operations.
Program Timeline
1996
Oct. 14
Artemis program announced2001
Jun. 20
Artemis expanded into Artemis-ILE program2004
Mar. 27
Artemis I mission launched to Lunar orbit (uncrewed Jupiter launch system test)Apr. 4
Artemis I mission returns to Earth, crewed flight is greenlitAug. 12
Artemis II mission launched to LunaAug. 24
Artemis II mission returns to Earth2005
Mar. 22
Artemis III mission launched to LunaMar. 26
International Lunar Research Station constructed around LunaApr. 3
Artemis III mission returns to EarthJul. 31
Artemis IV mission launched to LunaAug. 11
Artemis IV mission returns to EarthDec. 7
Artemis V mission launched to LunaDec. 19
Artemis V mission returns to Earth2006
Jan. 1
Artemis VI mission launched to LunaJan. 13
Artemis VI mission returns to EarthMay 10
Artemis VII mission launched to LunaMay 22
Artemis VII mission returns to EarthSept. 17
Artemis VIII mission launched to LunaSept. 29
Artemis VIII mission returns to Earth2007
Jan. 25
Artemis IX mission launched to LunaFeb. 6
Artemis IX mission returns to EarthJun. 4
Artemis X mission launched to LunaJun. 16
Artemis X mission returns to EarthOct. 12
Artemis XI mission launched to LunaOct. 24
Artemis XI mission returns to Earth2008
Feb. 19
Artemis XII mission launched to LunaMar. 3
Artemis XII mission returns to EarthThe Astra Planeta universe and all related works © 2018-2024 Douglas Marshall ("SpyglassRealms"), all rights reserved. Thanks to Hanhula, Nimin, Annie, and the other fine folks in the WorldAnvil Discord for their invaluable help with the world formatting and CSS! Art assets without credits displayed are created by SpyglassRealms. Assets not created by SpyglassRealms are properly credited and are either public domain content, Creative Commons Attribution, or displayed with the permission of the creator(s).
