NASA Updates Artemis Program Launch Schedule, Aims for Increased Moon Missions by 2028
SPACE ECONOMY
NASA has delayed the Artemis 2 mission to April 2026, shifting focus within its Artemis lunar program. The agency now plans for Artemis 3 to launch in 2027, focusing on testing systems in low-Earth orbit instead of landing on the moon.
A lunar landing is now scheduled for 2028, with plans for at least one landing per year thereafter. NASA aims to increase the launch frequency of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to every 10 months.
The Artemis 2 crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, marking notable firsts for diversity in lunar missions. The Artemis program's overall cost has reached $93 billion since 2012.
Mar 3, 2026, 2:00 PM
