Artemis II Was Just the Beginning (4K)

It's been more than half a century since humans last went to the Moon. But we will return before the decade is up, through NASA's revolutionary Artemis Program. But unlike its ancestral Apollo Program, Project Artemis is about more than just landing astronauts on the lunar surface. Its endgame is to enable us to stay there, and keep going back to a semi-permanent surface habitat- all in preparation for NASA's yet more ambitious, daunting endeavour of the 2030s- to reach the Red Planet, Mars.

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SOUNDTRACK:
"Finding Direction" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xptr7cYeDBA)
"Her Smile Feeding the Cold Earth" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7gX08Ww6lY)
"Are You in Here With Us?" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68e7Yqt0q_Q)
"Floating Through Black" - Boomer (Storyblocks Media)
"Echoes" - Enzo Orefice (Storyblocks Media)
"Nightlife" - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PE2XxNWj0M)
"Enchanted Winds" - Humans Win (Storyblocks Media)
"Still" - Humans Win (Storyblocks Media)
"Meditation Yoga Ambient" - Watermello (Storyblocks Media)

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FOOTAGE:
Most of the historical footage and images in this video were made public by NASA. Much of the video's content and some animations owe to their world-leading resources (https://www.nasa.gov/)

Some of the space scenes in this video were captured using SpaceEngine Pro, a virtual universe simulator: http://spaceengine.org/

Other videos, including launches, archival and historical footage, are listed below.
- JFK Speech 1961: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ygoE2YiHCs
- Gemini Modules and Capsule Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UprbucDk0Ho
- Apollo 6 Full Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_AJ6tEAI5c
- Apollo 12 Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K24yUv1I78Q

(From SciNews: https://www.youtube.com/@SciNewsRo)
- Luna 25 Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9h10mQvKUc
- Chang’e-4 Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RggZDYsPEo
- Chang’e-6 Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1MQLijFnwE

SOURCES OF INFORMATION / FURTHER READING:
- NASA Apollo Missions Summary:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/missions.html
- Rangers and Surveyors: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lunar-rangers-and-surveyors
- Gemini / Gemini-5: https://www.nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-gemini-5-sets-a-new-record
- Artemis Restructuring according to NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/nasa-strengthens-artemis-adds-mission-refines-overall-architecture/
- Lunar Gateway Cancelled (March 2026): https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nasa-lunar-gateway-9.7140073
- Artemis Restructuring Summary:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/artemis-nasa-moon-plans-9.7108343
- Artemis IV: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iv/
- Artemis Surface Architecture & Moon Base Plan (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2026/04/05/nasas-new-moon-base-plan-explains-why-its-going-back-to-the-moon
- Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program: https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/clps-providers/
- Hydrothermal Deposits Spotted on Mars:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/mars-study-yields-clues-to-possible-cradle-of-life/

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Artemis II
2:15 Road to the Moon Landing
7:09 The Apollo Program
13:31 The New Space Race
18:00 The Artemis Program
21:32 Artemis III
23:22 Artemis IV: The Next Moon Landing
26:04 Moon to Mars

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