""The amazing part of having crews is they have brains and eyes, and the capacity for thought and reaction," says planetary scientist Barbara Cohen."
""On the science side, this is one of the first steps in a very long-term plan to get a human base on the Moon," says Catherine Heymans, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland."
""Almost all of the science gets done, for a tiny fraction of the cost, by the [uncrewed] missions," says quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson."
NASA's Artemis II mission aims to launch four astronauts on a journey around the Moon, focusing on the impact of deep-space travel on human health. Key experiments include testing astronaut cells on an 'organ on a chip' to assess reactions to deep-space radiation. The mission also involves astronauts identifying geological features on the Moon. While some scientists view this as a test flight rather than a scientific mission, others emphasize its significance in establishing a human base on the Moon and the unique insights provided by human observation.
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