NASA revises plans for future Artemis missions, cancels upgrades to SLS

Published on February 27, 2026
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NASA announced major changes to its Artemis lunar architecture, adding a test flight of lunar landers in low Earth orbit while canceling planned upgrades to the Space Launch System.

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