NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
NASA provided a detailed overview of its revised plans to return astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis Program, aiming for landings as early as 2028. Key changes include having SpaceX's Orion spacecraft dock with the Starship lunar lander in high-Earth orbit before proceeding to the Moon. Blue Origin's architecture involves four New Glenn rocket launches without spacecraft-to-spacecraft refueling, with the possibility of rendezvousing with Orion in low-lunar orbit.
Key points
- NASA updates Artemis lunar landing architecture for 2028 target
- Orion will dock with Starship in high-Earth orbit
- Blue Origin plans include four New Glenn launches with no in-orbit refueling
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