NASA announces major overhaul to its Artemis return-to-the-moon program

NASA on Friday announced a major overhaul to its Artemis back-to-the-moon program, a “course correction” that will add missions and increase the pace of launches ahead of a targeted moon landing attempt in 2028. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the Artemis III mission, which was set to land astronauts on the moon in 2028, will … Read more

NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”

New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency’s plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another preparatory mission first to lay the groundwork.  He said NASA will now add an additional flight in 2027 to carry out … Read more