ScienceLos Angeles TimesNASA says it will build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA says it plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2028 and build a lunar base, with a new space race against China now firmly underway.
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman confirmed the Artemis IV moon landing remains on track for 2028, the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era.
Before that, Artemis III will launch next summer for an orbital docking exercise involving landers from both SpaceX and Blue Origin, with no moon landing that trip.
NASA is racing against China to return astronauts to the moon, with Isaacman warning the contest will be much closer than it ever needed to be.
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