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NASA speeds up Moon lander plans for 2028
NASA, Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined their crewed lander designs for Moon missions in 2028. Artemis III will launch in 2027 to test lander operations in low Earth orbit. Its crew is Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and ESA's Luca Parmitano.
Why it matters
The plans could return astronauts to the lunar surface within about two years.
Background
NASA's Artemis program aims to land people on the Moon for the first time since 1972. Private companies are building the landers.
The story so far
- NASA joins Japan's mission to unlock the mysteries of Mars' moons
- Japan to launch first mission to bring back samples from Mars moon
- Japan launches mission to bring back samples from Mars moon Phobos
- Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon Phobos
- NASA speeds up Moon lander plans for 2028
- Mars crew emerges after 378-day NASA simulation
- NASA ends year-long Mars simulation
- Mars mission crew emerges after year in isolation
Sources
- NASA ↗Oct 23, 6:39 PM ET
- Phys.org ↗Oct 24, 5:28 AM ET
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