Race to the Moon · United States
Official target, as worded: By late 2028 (NASA ESDMD, 3 Mar 2026). Artemis V: second landing is a crewed landing mission in the Artemis programme by NASA, counted under United States.
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NASA: "future missions about once per year thereafter". GAO (July 2026): the single remaining ICPS upper stage flies on Artemis IV, and Vulcan Centaur V upper stages on "subsequent missions". Before the February 2026 restructure it was assigned Blue Moon Mk2 with a launch "no later than March 2030" (OIG).
Official target, as worded: By late 2028 (NASA ESDMD, 3 Mar 2026).
Artemis V: second landing is a crewed landing mission in the Artemis programme by NASA, counted under United States.
Scheduled. NASA: "future missions about once per year thereafter".
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