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Breaking down the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 and what it means for the space agency

Senate bill reshapes lunar strategy, delays ISS retirement and resets Mars plans.

NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to the Artemis program on Friday morning, including an increased ...

With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?

This is all well and good, but it neglects a critical element of the Artemis program: a lander capable of taking astronauts down to the lunar surface from an orbit around the Moon and back up to ...

NASA announces a big shake-up of the Artemis Moon program

As we wait for the historic Artemis II mission — with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on board — NASA has announced major ...
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Senate committee advances NASA authorization bill that changes Artemis and extends ISS

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a revised NASA authorization bill that implements some changes to Artemis sought by ...
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Debate grows over the need for a space station around the Moon

Policymakers assess the Lunar Gateway’s role in Artemis amid funding debates, international commitments, and plans for sustained lunar missions and future Mars exploration.
Smithsonian Magazine

Why NASA’s Artemis 3 Mission Isn’t Sending Astronauts to the Moon Anymore

The mission’s goals have changed, and Artemis 4 will be the first lunar landing attempt. Four missions are tentatively ...

NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program by modeling it after speedy Apollo

NASA is revamping its Artemis moon landing program. NASA's new administrator Jared Isaacman announced the shake-up in the ...
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NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it

A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process.