NASA to give Artemis moon plans update on Oct. 23

NASA will hold a press conference at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 23 to update its Artemis moon plans. The briefing will cover the Artemis III mission in mid-2027 and progress toward returning astronauts to the moon by 2028.

• The press conference starts Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT)
• Artemis III will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit in 2027
• Artemis IV aims to land astronauts near the lunar south pole in early 2028
• NASA's Amit Kshatriya and Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons will take part