NASA announced it is delaying Artemis II and III missions, meant to take American astronauts back to the moon, because of a problem with the capsule’s heat shield.

4.2K. The Artemis II mission, humanity’s first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since 1972, will wait longer to get off the ground. Originally planned for September 2025, Artemis II ...

NASA's Artemis moon mission delayed yet again 00:24. Less than a year after announcing major delays for the next two Artemis moon missions, NASA managers said Thursday the projected flight dates ...

NASA's crewed Artemis II mission to the moon has been delayed from September 2025 to April 2026. NASA officials announced the delay at a news conference on Thursday, also noting that the Artemis ...

NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least ...

NASA officials discussed the heat shield issue, and broader plans for the Artemis program, in a press conference in Washington on Thursday. But the event's timing added a coat of incredulity to ...

NASA is delaying its Artemis II and Artemis III missions to 2026 and 2027 respectively due to issues with the Orion capsule's heat shield. Skip to main content Menu ...

Artemis II was last set for late 2025, but it is now expected no earlier than April 2026. Artemis III, which will feature the first human landing in decades, will come around the middle of 2027.

The Orion spacecraft splashed down in December 2022, marking the end of the Artemis I mission. On Dec. 11, 2022 – the time of the Artemis I reentry – this shield took severe damage, which ...

NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I − an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota Thu, December 12 ...

Following the launch of Artemis 2, Nelson said NASA is going "to make (any) adjustments that are necessary, and we plan to launch Artemis 3, the first landing on the moon in over a half century.