NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

27 Feb, 20:02 — 27 Feb, 20:56

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NASA's Artemis program represents the United States' ambitious effort to return humans to the Moon, including the first woman and person of color, decades after the Apollo missions. This redirection of the Artemis III mission highlights the significant technical and logistical challenges involved in deep-space human exploration. The postponement impacts the timeline for establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface and influences international space exploration efforts.

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NASAU.S. space agency Artemis programLunar human exploration initiative MoonTarget celestial body Artemis IIIPostponed lunar landing mission Artemis IVNew target for lunar landing mission Earth's orbitNew rehearsal location for Artemis III

Coverage Timeline

First report: telex · 27 Feb, 20:02|Full coverage: All 3 sources within 53m|Window: 53m

telex27 Feb, 20:02First to report

Bejelentette a NASA: mégsem visz embereket a Holdra az Artemis-III

NPR27 Feb, 20:43