NASA, Blue Origin and SpaceX speed up Moon lander plans for 2028

NASA and lander providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined designs and operations for future crewed Moon landers. Artemis III has been redefined to test rendezvous and docking between test versions of the landers and the Orion spacecraft in low Earth orbit next year. Administrator Jared Isaacman said the goal is to return American astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028.