U.S.-Led Artemis Program May Face Trump-Backed Reboot

Kennedy Space Center

The core stage for NASA’s second Space Launch System mission reached Kennedy Space Center in July. It is not expected to fly until April 2026 at the earliest.

Credit: Jamie Peer and Michael Downs/NASA
In his first term, President-elect Donald Trump instituted the Artemis program with the goal of pushing U.S. human space exploration and development from low Earth orbit to the Moon in collaboration with international and commercial partners. His administration set a goal in 2019 of landing...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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