Updated plan for US space mission to return to the moon NASA plans to accelerate the Artemis program and prepare to land people on the moon in 2028, agency chief Jared Isaacman said. "NASA will not stand by and watch one of the most defining moments of this century fall on our alien competitors," Isaacman said. According to the updated schedule, the Artemis 3 mission is scheduled to deliver four astronauts into low orbit in mid-2027. There the team will test the docking of the Orion spacecraft with test vehicles from SpaceX and Blue Origin, as well as the operation of critical systems. The first landing is planned to take place during the Artemis 4 mission in 2028. The agency has not yet determined which of the two companies will be the first to deliver astronauts to the moon. Both landing systems must pass unmanned tests.

Updated plan for US space mission to return to the moon NASA plans to accelerate the Artemis program and prepare to land people on the moon in 2028, agency chief Jared Isaacman said. "NASA will not stand by and watch one of the most defining moments of this century fall on our alien competitors," Isaacman said. According to the updated schedule, the Artemis 3 mission is scheduled to deliver four astronauts into low orbit in mid-2027. There the team will test the docking of the Orion spacecraft with test vehicles from SpaceX and Blue Origin, as well as the operation of critical systems. The first landing is planned to take place during the Artemis 4 mission in 2028. The agency has not yet determined which of the two companies will be the first to deliver astronauts to the moon. Both landing systems must pass unmanned tests.