CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - NASA on Friday said it would revise its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, in a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. That means Artemis 3, which was meant to send astronauts to the Moon's surface, will now have the alternate goal of "rendezvous in low-Earth orbit" of at least one lunar lander. The next phase, Artemis 4, will aim for a lunar landing in early 2028. -The revised architecture announcement comes in the wake of repeated delays to the Artemis 2 mission, which now will not launch before April. President Donald Trump announced he wanted Americans to once again set foot on the lunar surface in his first term.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 28, 2026 06:10 UTC