NASA identifies potential landing sites for historic manned mission to the moon

NASA shares possible Artemis III landing zones on the Moon

NASA has finally shared details for nine possible regions it could use as Artemis III landing zones on the Moon. The Artemis III mission is one of the most exciting and highly anticipated space missions of the next decade, and so far, NASA has been very close-lipped about where it plans to put astronauts down. While we aren’t expecting Artemis III to launch anytime soon—the latest Artemis II delay likely means we’ll have to wait even longer for …

The potential landing site for the mission to the Moon has been revealed

All about Artemis This week, NASA revealed potential landing sites for the Artemis 3 rover on the moon. This mission will be the first to transport humans to our natural satellite since the Apollo program and the first manned expedition to visit the lunar South Pole. The sites were chosen by the US space agency taking into account the flexibility of the terrain, but also potential scientific discoveries, including water. NASA has released nin…

NASA identifies potential landing sites for historic manned mission to the moon

The sites have been chosen because they're good landing spots but could also help further human understanding about the moon, space and our solar system.

NASA narrows selection of Moon landing sites for Artemis astronauts

A SpaceX Starship lander will land with the first people to walk on the Moon since 1972 within one of nine sites on the lunar South Pole during the Artemis 3 mission, NASA announced Tuesday. The space agency first revealed the bigger group of potential landing areas in August 2022. Over the past two years, NASA’s Cross Agency Site Selection Analysis team successfully narrowed the original 13 landing candidates to nine locations. To narrow down t…

NASA identifies 9 possible landing spots for 2026 mission returning humans to the moon

NASA is planning to return humankind to the moon for the first time in over five decades. The agency has narrowed its safe landing sights down to nine.

NASA reveals new moon landing sites. They're dark and uncharted.

NASA astronauts will land in an eerie place.Unlike the Apollo missions of over 50 years ago, which touched down near the lunar equator, the space agency's new moon endeavor will land in the south pole. The reason is clear: That's where the frozen water is.NASA has released a refined list of the nine potential places astronauts will land, no earlier than September 2026. The craters and areas preserving the ice are home to some of the coldest temp…