NASA Targets 2028 Moon Landing
NASA says Artemis fixes and lander tests could keep a crewed moon landing on track for 2028.
October 23, 2026 · Updated Oct 23, 9:08pm ET
CNN‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers
CBS NewsNASA says Artemis program adjustments improve shot at 2028 moon landing
Washington TimesNASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
Scientific AmericanNASA reveals new details about the 14-day Artemis III moon mission
ARS TechnicaNASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
NewsNationNASA to give update on Artemis III mission
USA TODAYNASA to share Artemis III moon mission update. How to watch live
NewsweekNASA Chief Warns China Is Closing Gap in ‘New Space Race’
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What happened
NASA outlined changes to its Artemis plans meant to improve the chances of returning astronauts to the Moon in 2028. Artemis III, planned for summer 2027, is now a roughly two-week Earth-orbit test instead of a lunar trip. The Artemis campaign aims to return astronauts to the Moon after more than five decades without a crewed landing. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
Jared IsaacmanAmerican businessman, pilot, and private astronaut said the United States is in a new space race with China and must regain Apollo-era urgency. NASA said the revisions provide another route if a lander company faces major delays. Artemis IV is scheduled for 2028, with Artemis III testing meant to help choose Blue Origin’s Blue Moon or SpaceX’s Starship.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed the plan as a rushed engineering contest, not mainly as a policy fight. CNN emphasized the “mad dash” to prepare two landers and NASA’s spacecraft, while citing Jared Isaacman’s warning against treating extra time and money as a safety cure. Scientific American highlighted Isaacman’s view that the orbital test would break the lander tie.
How the right told it
Only one right-leaning outlet we track covered this: Washington Times, under the headline “NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years”.
