NASA contest offers 3 students chance to watch Artemis 1 launch in person

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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This illustration made available by NASA in April 2020 depicts Artemis astronauts on the Moon. On Thursday, April 30, 2020, NASA announced the three companies that will develop, build and fly lunar landers, with the goal of returning astronauts to the moon by 2024. The companies are SpaceX, led by Elon Musk; Blue Origin, founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos; and Dynetics, a Huntsville, Ala., subsidiary of Leidos. (NASA via AP)

NASA is offering three lucky students the chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to Kennedy Space Center to watch the Artemis 1 launch.

All you have to do is write an essay about leading a one-week expedition at the moon’s south pole.

You have until Dec. 17 to submit your essay online.

The Artemis mission is returning humans to the moon, starting next year.

For more information, click here.

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