Science1NewsNASA looks to build moon base, land astronauts there within two years
NASA says it is on track to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 and is accelerating plans to build a lunar base, racing against China to get there first.
The space agency is adopting Apollo's intense approach,which saw 24 astronauts fly to the moon and 12 land on it within six years, to return astronauts to the lunar surface.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed the agency is pushing hard toward a 2028 moon landing and a lunar base, adopting the urgent pace of the Apollo era.
Artemis III launches next summer as an Earth-orbit docking exercise with SpaceX and Blue Origin landers, while Artemis IV, the actual moon landing, is scheduled for 2028.
NASA is racing China to return astronauts to the lunar surface, with Isaacman warning the competition will be much closer than it ever needed to be due to years of slow progress.
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