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Topic 262 · Science, Technology & Space

Artemis II and India's role in NASA Moon plans

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: Artemis II flew four astronauts around the Moon from 1 April 2026, the first crewed lunar voyage since 1972.
Mission Profile: A free-return flyby with no landing; Orion capsule Integrity splashed down 11 April.
Crew: Reid Wiseman commanded; Victor Glover piloted; Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen were mission specialists.
Launch Vehicle: The Space Launch System lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center.
Data Point: The crew reached 406,771 km from Earth, beating Apollo 13's 1970 record.
Agreements: At the 9th India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group, Bengaluru, 5-6 August 2026, NASA invited ISRO to Moon Base.
India Link: India signed the Artemis Accords in June 2023; the invitation followed the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission.
Venue: Moon Base aims at a permanent human outpost near the lunar South Pole.
Founded: The Artemis Accords, 2020, are non-binding principles drawn up by NASA and seven founding nations.
Landmark: Apollo 11 landed on 20 July 1969; Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last.
Treaty Articles: Outer Space Treaty 1967: Article II bars national appropriation of the Moon; Article IV bars orbiting weapons of mass destruction.
Doctrine: The Moon Agreement, 1979, calls lunar resources common heritage of mankind; major spacefaring states stayed out.

Question 1 of 10

Artemis II was the first crewed lunar voyage since which year?

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Answer: (A) 1972

Core Trigger: Artemis II flew four astronauts around the Moon from 1 April 2026, the first crewed lunar voyage since 1972.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What was the profile of the Artemis II mission?

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Answer: (C) Free-return flyby, no landing

Mission Profile: A free-return flyby with no landing; Orion capsule Integrity splashed down 11 April.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who commanded the Artemis II mission?

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Answer: (D) Reid Wiseman

Crew: Reid Wiseman commanded; Victor Glover piloted; Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen were mission specialists.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which statements are correct? 1. The Space Launch System lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center. 2. It lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Launch Vehicle: The Space Launch System lifted off from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 4

Question 5 of 10

The Artemis II crew reached 406,771 km from Earth, beating whose 1970 record?

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Answer: (A) Apollo 13

Data Point: The crew reached 406,771 km from Earth, beating Apollo 13's 1970 record.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 5

Question 6 of 10

At the 9th India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group, NASA invited ISRO to join which project?

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Answer: (D) Moon Base

Agreements: At the 9th India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group, Bengaluru, 5-6 August 2026, NASA invited ISRO to Moon Base.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 6

Question 7 of 10

The NASA Moon Base aims at a permanent human outpost near which lunar region?

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Answer: (C) South Pole

Venue: Moon Base aims at a permanent human outpost near the lunar South Pole.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year were the non-binding Artemis Accords drawn up by NASA and seven founding nations?

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Answer: (B) 2020

Founded: The Artemis Accords, 2020, are non-binding principles drawn up by NASA and seven founding nations.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which Apollo mission in December 1972 was the last crewed Moon landing?

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Answer: (D) Apollo 17

Landmark: Apollo 11 landed on 20 July 1969; Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which statements are correct? 1. Outer Space Treaty Article II bars national appropriation of the Moon. 2. Article IV bars orbiting weapons of mass destruction.

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Treaty Articles: Outer Space Treaty 1967: Article II bars national appropriation of the Moon; Article IV bars orbiting weapons of mass destruction.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 262, point 11

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