Artemis III originally aimed to land humans on the Moon in 2027, with the first woman and the first person of color expected to set foot on the lunar surface in the Moon’s south polar region. It would have been the first time astronauts had landed on the Moon since 1972. The two astronauts would have spent about a week on the Moon. However, in 2026 NASA decided that Artemis III would instead test at least one lunar lander in Earth orbit in 2027 and that the return of astronauts to the Moon would happen on Artemis IV in 2028.
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