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NASA Sets Artemis III Launch for Summer 2027

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC · How we work

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Isaacman Announces Artemis 2027

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced Artemis III will launch in summer 2027.
Artemis III crew—Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano—will fly Orion on SLS from Kennedy.
Orion will dock with Blue Moon on day 3 and with Starship on day 8.
Program manager Jeremy Parsons reported booster-stacking time cut 20 % and processing halved.
Artemis IV targets a Moon landing in early 2028 after selecting a lander.

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NASA Funds Lunar Vehicles

NASA awarded roughly $220 million each to Astrolab and Lunar Outpost for lunar vehicle development.
Astrolab’s Crewed Lunar Vehicle 1 can carry up to 2,000 pounds and travel 6 mph.
Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus rover is lighter and travels about 3 mph faster than Astrolab’s.
Surface Mobility Office director Robert Pickle said rovers are central to Moon Base mobility.
Blue Origin got a CLPS order to deliver lunar terrain vehicles to the South Pole by 2028.

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Isaacman Announces Artemis 2027

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced Artemis III will launch in summer 2027.
Artemis III crew—Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano—will fly Orion on SLS from Kennedy.
Orion will dock with Blue Moon on day 3 and with Starship on day 8.
Program manager Jeremy Parsons reported booster-stacking time cut 20 % and processing halved.
Artemis IV targets a Moon landing in early 2028 after selecting a lander.

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