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NASA details three-rocket plan for Artemis 3 lander test

Artemis 3: three rockets, two landers, no launch date yet

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Hey everyone, welcome to Tech After Dark, fresh off the feeds. I'm Nova, here with Rocco. Nasa's detailed Artemis 3, and surprise: it's a lander test now, not a moon landing. Engadget says three heavy-lift rockets launch from Florida within two weeks. Wait. Three, Nova? Three?! Three. Orion's crew docks with Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lander and tests it, then docks with SpaceX's Starship for two hours.

Docking just means two ships linking up in orbit. Okay, okay. So when's liftoff? No date yet. Nasa Watch reported a memo admitting it's three months behind schedule, so best case? Summer 2027. Ugh. So for you, the next crewed moon landing waits until 2028. The full Engadget story's linked, see you next time!