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Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says
Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off
TL;DR
- Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman believes the search for alien life is a core part of the agency's mission planning.
- He suggested the odds of finding evidence that we are not alone in the universe are 'pretty high' given the vastness of space.
- The Artemis mission is underway, with crew members currently in orbit around the moon.
- Future Artemis missions aim to land astronauts back on the moon.
- The mission has faced minor technical issues, including a problem with the spacecraft's waste management system, which Isaacman described as a common challenge in human spaceflight.