NASA to Outline Accelerated Artemis Schedule and 2028 Moon Return Plans

NASA will hold a briefing on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center to update on its Artemis program. The session, led by Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Artemis manager Jeremy Parsons, will cover the status of upcoming missions and the agency’s plan to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2028. Highlights include details on Artemis III, which will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems for future lunar landings, and the broader strategy to explore the lunar South Pole. Media interested in attending must apply online by Oct. 16, while remote participants can request a dial‑in number an hour before the briefing. The briefing also noted that the Artemis II crew captured an image of a crescent Earth on the Moon’s limb on April 6, 2026, underscoring the program’s progress toward deeper lunar exploration.