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On 26 March 2019, Vice President Mike Pence announced that NASA's Moon landing goal would be accelerated by four years with a planned landing in 2024. [26] On 14 May 2019, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the new program would be named Artemis, after the goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology who is the twin sister of Apollo.
As of December 2024, NASA officially expects Artemis III to launch no earlier than mid-2027 due to heat shield issues on Orion and valve problems in the spacecraft's life support system. [7] [8] In August 2023, due to delays in the development of Starship, NASA officials expressed an openness to flying Artemis III without a crewed landing.
However, the spacecraft was unable to reach the moon because of a propellant leak. It burned up over the Pacific Ocean on 18 January. [24] IM-1: 15 February 2024 Intuitive Machines: Nova-C: Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A: Falcon 9: 7 days [25] The lander carried six NASA-sponsored instruments, as well as six payloads from other customers ...
Nelson told a news conference at NASA headquarters that the next Artemis mission, sending astronauts around the moon and back, has slipped to April 2026, with the subsequent astronaut landing ...
NASA has delayed the Artemis-2 mission to 2026 due to Orion capsule heat shield issues. The delay also affects Artemis-3 moon landing, now planned for 2027. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the ...
January 9, 2024 at 12:34 PM. By Joey Roulette. ... NASA said. The precursor to that moon landing mission, Artemis 2, was also delayed, now planned for September 2025, NASA said. Artemis 2 involves ...
NASA had originally planned to begin rocket stacking operations in September 2024. However, the process was delayed by over two months as the agency investigated issues with Orion's life support system and greater than expected damage to Orion's heat shield observed after the Artemis I reentry. [28] Rocket stacking finally began on 20 November ...
Nelson said the first Moon landing with astronauts is targeted for mid-2027 if SpaceX's Starship is ready for the Artemis III mission. ... NASA delays Artemis Moon landing to 2027 after Orion heat ...