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NASA delays Artemis moon missions to give SpaceX, others more time to develop tech

NASA is pushing back the next two Artemis missions to the moon — including the first crewed lunar mission in over fifty years — by around twelve months in

Adding to the complications is the fact that Artemis III will need new spacesuits; NASA selected Axiom Space in 2022 to deliver those suits at a contract value of $228.5 million. NASA’s associate administrator summed it up nicely during a Tuesday press release, calling for “a realistic plan” when considering the incredible technical challenges ahead. Indeed, during the press conference NASA deputy associate administrator Amit Kshatriya admitted that even the new dates for the program were aggressive given the technical work ahead.

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