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Artemis III Demo Scheduled for Late 2027 Amid Reduced Budget

4/28/2026

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told the Subcommittee on April 27, 2026 that Artemis III will be a crewed low-Earth-orbit demonstration slated for late 2027.
SpaceX and Blue Origin each said their lander prototypes could be ready for Artemis III in late 2027.
NASA will use United Launch Alliance’s Centaur V upper stage on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after current stages are exhausted.
NASA’s FY 2026 budget request is $18.6 billion, versus the $24.4 billion Congress approval in January 2026.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told the Subcommittee on April 27, 2026 that Artemis III will be a crewed low-Earth-orbit demonstration slated for late 2027.
SpaceX and Blue Origin each said their lander prototypes could be ready for Artemis III in late 2027.
NASA will use United Launch Alliance’s Centaur V upper stage on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket after current stages are exhausted.
NASA’s FY 2026 budget request is $18.6 billion, versus the $24.4 billion Congress approval in January 2026.