What do Metallica and NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon have in common? According to NASA, both love “Fuel” and fire.
Fans can see footage of the Artemis I launch scored by Metallica’s “Fuel” in a new video.
Metallica shared a similar sentiment on Twitter encouraging the band’s followers to “Learn more about how NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket & Orion spacecraft will send 4 astronauts on a lunar flyby around the Moon for NASA’s Artemis II mission at http://nasa.gov/sls.”
Why go to the moon? With Artemis, NASA will:
- Demonstrate new technologies, capabilities, and business approaches needed for future exploration including Mars
- Study the Moon to learn more about the origin and history Earth, the Moon, and our solar system
- Establish American leadership and a strategic presence on the Moon while expanding our U.S. global economic impact
- Broaden our commercial and international partnerships
- Inspire a new generation and encourage careers in STEM
What will NASA do on the moon? “While Mars remains our horizon goal, we have set our sights first on exploring the surface of the Moon with human and robotic explorers. We will send astronauts to new locations, starting with the lunar South Pole,” NASA explains. At the Moon, NASA will:
- Find and use water and other critical resources needed for long-term exploration
- Investigate the Moon’s mysteries and learn more about our home planet and the universe Learn how to live and operate on the surface of another celestial body where astronauts are just three days from home Prove the technologies we need before sending astronauts on missions to Mars, which can take up to three years roundtrip
