NASA announces a big shake‑up of Artemis Moon program
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
NASA said Friday it's revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a
When NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the revamped approach to the Artemis moon program, it was unclear whether the new mobile launcher that has been constructed over the last two years at Kennedy Space Center would ever get used.
NASA announced significant changes on Friday to its Artemis lunar exploration program, restructuring upcoming missions and adjusting development priorities as the agency seeks to accelerate astronauts’ return to the moon following years of delays.
The Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for launch in April, is the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket. NASA’s original plan was to follow that up with a crewed landing on the surface of the Moon as part of the Artemis 3 mission.