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NASA Closes in on Pivotal Artemis III Mission Plans
April 8, 2026
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As Artemis II returns to Earth, NASA is making crucial decisions about the upcoming Artemis III mission, which could pave the way for the first planned lunar landing since the Apollo era.
NASA's Artemis II mission has yet to return to Earth—it will do so on Friday evening, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego—but the agency is already nearing some key decisions on the next Artemis mission.
The US space agency announced six weeks ago that it was modifying its Artemis timeline to insert a mission before beginning planned lunar landings. This new mission, designated Artemis III and intended to fly in Earth orbit rather than to the Moon, would attempt to
Source: Ars Technica
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