NASA Adds Lunar Lander LEO Docking Demo To Artemis Campaign

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Irene Klotz
March 05, 2026

The European Space Agency’s fourth Orion service module arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center in January, joining European Service Module 3, which arrived in September 2024. Spacecraft for Artemis V and VI are in production.

Credit: Airbus

With the Artemis II flight test on hold due to a Space Launch System rocket repair, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revised the blueprint to land astronauts on the Moon in two years. For starters, Isaacman wants to increase the flight rate of the Space Launch System (SLS), which is being prepared…

Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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