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Artemis III is now
Mooncast · 3 ноября 2026 г.
After a two-hour 'Artemis acceleration' briefing on Oct 23, NASA recast its path to the Moon: Artemis III becomes a four-crew Earth-orbit shakedown in summer 2027 that docks Orion to test versions of both the SpaceX and Blue Origin landers, and those demos decide which lander takes the first boots down on Artemis IV in early 2028, with Artemis V the second landing in late 2028. Administrator Jared Isaacman has since made Blue Origin the schedule pacing item and the priority partner — 'we're not going to launch without Blue Origin in it' — with Blue Moon launching first and Orion docking there before it visits Starship. SpaceX's Starship will now push Orion to the Moon from Earth orbit (still ~22 tanker flights), Blue Origin drops in-orbit refueling for three stacked Blue Moon MK1 tugs, and a new ULA extended Centaur V finally lets Orion reach low lunar orbit. SpaceX has set Starship Flight 15 for NET Nov 12 (a first dual booster-and-ship catch), Blue Origin is targeting a New Glenn return to flight as soon as November, China's Chang'e 7 stays slipped to 2027, NASA's revived VIPER rover is booked on a Blue Moon MK1 for late 2027, and Turkey has emerged as a new entrant with its TLM-1 orbiter now targeting an April 2027 Falcon 9 launch.