T+323: The Artemis Roadmap Shakeup

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a sweeping roadmap change to the Artemis program this morning—seemingly cancelling the EUS, Gateway, and all SLS upgrades, and instead pursuing the once-and-future annual launch cadence of SLS.

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Topics

NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return - Ars Technica
NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture - NASA
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “President Trump gave the world the Artemis Program, and NASA and our partners have the plan to deliver. We will standardize architecture where possible, add missions and accelerate flight rate, execute in an evolutionary way, and safely return American astronauts to the Moon…”
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X: “…and this is how we’re going back.”
Teams Begin Artemis II Repairs in Vehicle Assembly Building - NASA

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