NASA is accelerating moon base preparations while keeping a crewed lunar landing scheduled for 2028, Associated Press reports. Administrator Jared Isaacman said Artemis III is planned for next summer as an Earth orbit docking exercise involving lunar landers, rather than a trip to the moon. Artemis IV remains the planned landing mission. The timetable is an agency target and depends on spacecraft and mission readiness, so it should not be presented as an accomplished return to the lunar surface.
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