The space agency had previously ruled out a crewed landing for Artemis 4, citing the complexity of the lunar mission.
in January, saying the mission was too complicated to include a jaunt on the lunar surface. NASA has nowDuring his presentation, Kirasich offered an overview of the first five Artemis missions planned for later this decade.
with a written statement, saying it has “notionally added a crewed landing to the Artemis IV mission to align with plans for continued development with commercial partners for long-term human landing system needs.” Upon consideration, “NASA determined adding a landing to Artemis IV was feasible and provided an additional opportunity for valuable scientific exploration of the lunar surface,” it
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