The capsule will perch atop the Space Launch System (SLS), a rocket just taller than the Statue of Liberty that is capable of sending 27 metric tons to the moon. The Artemis I launch is scheduled for March 2022 at the earliest. For this mission, there will be no crew in this crew capsule save a mannequin named Campos. (NASA is already calling it the “Moonikin.”) According to NASA, The Artemis I mission will travel around the moon and back again over four to six weeks. It will test the Callisto capabilities to see if it could be implemented in future deep-space missions, such as the Artemis III mission to land on the moon, which is slated for 2025. “As humans travel farther into space, this technology could enable astronauts to operate more independently from Earth,” NASA said. Or at the very least, it could be a simple way for astronauts to turn the lights on or off just by asking for it.
