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NASA keeps parallel Artemis paths open to protect 2028 lunar landing

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NASA’s October Artemis update outlines two architectures for delivering astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028, while detailing near-term SLS work, a lighter sortie spacesuit and plans for an Artemis III lander test flight in Earth orbit next year. The agency has not announced a firm launch date for that test.

Discovered 2026-10-23T07:05:35.661293-07:00 | 2026-10-23T07:05:35.661293-07:00

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  • Keeping two crewed lunar-landing architectures in play is NASA’s response to the schedule risk around its 2028 target; the update makes clear the agency has not settled on a single path.
  • The Artemis III lander test flight is planned for Earth orbit next year, but has no firm liftoff date. Its timing is a key near-term milestone for lander and mission planning.

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