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Nasa details Artemis III as orbital docking test ahead of lunar landing
A trip originally planned for the surface was altered because the SpaceX vehicle is unready and its refuelling remains undemonstrated.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Nasa revealed that the Artemis III mission will serve as an orbital docking rehearsal with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers in 2027 instead of landing on the Moon.
- Who is affected
- Four astronauts, including commander Randy Bresnik and pilot Luca Parmitano, assigned to the Artemis III mission.
- What changes
- The mission duration is set for 14 days in low Earth orbit to test docking systems and spacecraft, shifting the timeline for a crewed lunar landing to Artemis IV in 2028.
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Sources
- What is Nasa's Artemis III mission? And what comes next? — BBC News — ciência e meio ambiente