Artemis Children’s Books
Hooray! NASA is working to send humans back to the Moon to live, learn, and explore through the Artemis campaign. As a member of the Artemis Generation, NASA invites you to be a part of the story.
“Hooray for SLS!” and “Our Friend Orion,” written by Lane Polak and illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, are the first two books in a children’s series that introduces young explorers ages 3 to 8 to the unique elements needed for the Artemis missions to get to deep space and the Moon, like NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The SLS mega rocket is special. It is designed to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and heavy payloads from Earth, sailing across a cosmic sea to the Moon and beyond.
We are going! We’re traveling deeper in space than we ever have before, and that calls for a celebration. Hooray for SLS!
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Read Aloud of NASA’s Our Friend Orion | Children’s Book
“Our Friend Orion” is the second in a series of children’s books that introduces space enthusiasts ages 3 to 8 to the unique elements needed for the Artemis missions to get to space, the Moon, and beyond. Working together, NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will carry a crew of astronauts to deep space destinations. Once in space, Orion is designed to sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry for their return home. “Our Friend Orion” is a NASA product written by Lane Polak, illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, and the read aloud version is narrated by Megan Carter.
Learn MoreRead Aloud of NASA’s Hooray for SLS! | Children’s Book
Read aloud “Hooray for SLS!”, the first in a series of children’s books that introduces space enthusiasts ages 3 to 8 to the unique elements needed for NASA’s Artemis missions. In this story, NASA introduces the youngest of the Artemis Generation to the agency’s mighty SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which is designed to launch astronauts and heavy payloads from Earth to the Moon and eventually Mars. Hooray for SLS! is a NASA product written by Lane Polak, illustrated by Heather Rose Legge-Click, and narrated by Megan Carter.
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