NASA Accelerates Lunar Base, Targets Crewed Moon Landing in 2028

TREE NEWS update: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on October 23 that the agency is accelerating its lunar base construction and crewed moon landing plans, aiming to return astronauts to the lunar surface within two years. Under the current schedule, the Artemis 3 mission is planned for summer 2027, when four astronauts will fly a two-week mission in Earth orbit and conduct docking tests with lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. Artemis 4 remains planned for 2028 and would mark the first crewed moon landing since the Apollo program.