NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the agency is conducting a comprehensive overhaul of the crisis-plagued 'Artemis' moon return program. At a press conference, he stated that the 'Artemis 3' mission, originally aimed at landing a crew on the Moon after 2028, is now scheduled for next year but will not land on the lunar surface. Instead, the 'Orion' capsule will dock with one or two lunar landers in space during this mission. Isaacman pointed out that the gaps between missions have been too long. 'With the increasing actual competition from our main geopolitical rivals day by day, we need to move faster, eliminate delays, and achieve our goals,' he emphasized. It is recalled that a renewed global race to the Moon has been underway for years. China aims to send humans to the Moon by 2030. Russia also plans to send humans to the Moon but faces delays due to economic difficulties. Additionally, there may be two moon landing attempts in 2028 — 'Artemis 4' and 'Artemis 5'.
