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NASA Pushes Back Next Moon Landing to Artemis IV Mission


The Orion capsule, which is scheduled for use in the Artemis I, II, and III missions, was first launched into space in 2014 as part of NASA's ETF-1 mission. NASA

NASA is shaking up its Artemis program in a big way. The space agency held a press conference on Friday to discuss the continued delays of the Artemis II mission and address various changes to the program, which should help reduce the long waits between launches. 

In light of multiple Artemis II delays, NASA believes putting humans back on the moon with Artemis III is too ambitious. It's now delaying a moon landing until Artemis IV.

The Artemis II mission had been scheduled for launch in February but was pushed back after NASA's SLS rocket failed its first wet dress rehearsal due to a hydrogen and helium fuel leak. The second test run was more successful, but ...


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