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Touching down on the moon: How Apollo missions did it and how the Artemis program might do it again

Unlike a gentle splashdown in the Earth's oceans or even a touchdown on Mars, landing on the Moon comes with a set of ...
The Week

NASA prepares big Moon test before landing

Artemis III mission will conduct a crucial Earth-orbit test, serving as a vital dress rehearsal before the planned Artemis IV ...
Ars Technica

Put it in pencil: NASA’s Artemis III mission will launch no earlier than late 2027

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told lawmakers on Monday that SpaceX and Blue Origin, the agency’s two lunar lander contractors, say they could have their spacecraft ready for the next Artemis ...

Is NASA delaying the Moon landing again? Artemis III may become an Earth-Orbit test mission

NASA’s Artemis IV mission is currently targeted for 2028 and could become the first crewed Moon landing mission of the ...
Jalopnik

NASA Slows Down To Speed Up Moon Landing Plans, Will Now Actually Test Lunar Landers Before Using Them

In a press conference on Friday morning, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other senior agency leaders announced major changes to the Artemis missions that aim to return astronauts to the Moon.

Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander passes important NASA test

Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lander is scheduled to fly to the moon this year. The spacecraft has just passed an important ...
Space.com on MSN

Blue Origin's lunar lander mockup is ready for NASA Artemis astronaut training

A mockup of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander has been assembled at the Johnson Space Center, and is ready for ...
China Daily Global Edition

China to accelerate lunar mission plans this year

Once realized, China's manned lunar program will make the country the second nation to land astronauts on the moon, ...