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NASA's Artemis III Will Need Three Rockets to Do the Job Apollo Did with One

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NASA has given an update on the Artemis III mission and, while sticking with an optimistic 2028 landing target for Artemis IV, offered a glimpse into just how much development work remains to be done at Blue Origin and SpaceX. Artemis III has been compared to Apollo 9, which tested the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit, yet neither SpaceX nor Blue Origin is flying anything as close to the lunar landers. Blue Origin's test lander will be based o…

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The expedition, planned for 2027, will test key systems; the results will be fundamental for the next missions that the agency faces

·Vicente López, Argentina
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Forget about the astronauts' imminent return to the Moon. The Artemis III mission, originally planned for this feat, turns into a huge technical test into Earth orbit, revealing an unprecedented logistical complexity.

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satnews.com broke the news on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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