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NASA targets Artemis III for 2027 as it accelerates plans for two lunar landings in 2028

NASA has set an ambitious timetable for its lunar program, with Artemis III potentially flying in summer 2027 and two crewed landings planned for 2028. The mission’s rocket assembly has reached a major milestone, while its astronauts met President Donald Trump as they train for a critical test flight of the lunar lander.

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The schedule compresses the path from Artemis III, potentially in summer 2027, to two lunar landings in 2028, making execution against a demanding sequence central to NASA’s program planning.
Assembly progress on the Artemis III rocket and astronaut preparation for a lunar-lander test flight are concrete steps toward that schedule; the articles characterize the timetable as ambitious and risky.

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