CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— NASA officials revealed plans on Oct. 23 to return American astronauts to the lunar surface before the end of 2028 and shared more details about the Artemis Moon program’s next two missions.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, NASA associate administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons shared details of the proverbial path toward a lunar landing from low lunar orbit at a press conference, capped by NASA’s Artemis III and Artemis IV missions.
It will require, among other things, some of the world’s most powerful rockets in operation and coordinated efforts across multiple flight control teams for what Parsons called “likely the most complicated launch campaign ever undertaken.”…