NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return
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- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced major changes to the Artemis program.
- Exploration Upper Stage and Block IB upgrade for SLS rocket canceled.
- Artemis II and III missions will use existing SLS upper stage.
- Artemis IV and beyond will use a 'standardized' upper stage.
- Artemis III will not land on the Moon; Orion will dock with Starship/Blue Moon in low-Earth orbit.
- Artemis IV is now the first lunar landing mission.
- NASA aims for annual Artemis missions, starting with Artemis III in mid-2027.
- NASA collaborating with SpaceX and Blue Origin to speed up lunar lander development.