Artemis I: NASA’s latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess-turned feminist
August 31, 2022 12:35 ISTStudies showed that female astronauts are less likely to be selected for space missions than men. 'Artemis' signifies the Greeks and Romans who associated Artemis with the Moon. She was a major Goddess who was worshipped in ancient Greece and has also become a modern-day feminist icon.