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NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA is speeding up its lunar program as companies race to deliver landers, rovers and spacesuits for a long-term presence on the moon.
- On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed NASA remains on track to launch Artemis III next summer, aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface within two years.
- Isaacman described the 'new space race' against China as 'much closer than it ever needed to be,' prompting NASA to eliminate bureaucratic inertia and accelerate lunar base development.
- Three launches from Cape Canaveral are required for the mission, with Orion docking first with Blue Origin's Blue Ghost about 435 kilometers above Earth, then with SpaceX's Starship.
- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, part of the Artemis III crew, called the mission 'incredibly ambitious,' while Isaacman confirmed Artemis IV remains scheduled for 2028.
- Adopting an 'Apollo-style' approach to speed development, NASA is preparing for long-term lunar presence while Axiom Space tests new 'sortie suits' on the International Space Station next year.
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NASA adopting Apollo's urgency to build a moon base and land astr
In this photo provided by NASA, the final left and right forward solid rocket booster motor segments for Artemis III are integrated onto the mobile launcher for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Frank Michaux/NASA via AP)
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NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.
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