March 30 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as central to maintaining space leadership amid growing competition from China.

NASA is set to launch astronauts around the moon for the first time in 50 years.

The crew will begin suiting up tomorrow morning before they head to the launch pad.