May 6, 2024

NASA’s first moon landing since 1972 is DELAYED until 2025 due to costs and Blue Origin litigation

NASA’s first moon landing since 1972 is DELAYED until 2025: Costs and the Blue Origin litigation pushes back Artemis mission that will send the first woman and next man to the moon

  • NASA announced changes in the schedule for its Artemis mission 
  • The crewed test flight of Origin and SLS on Artemis II are now targeting May 2024 
  • This means the first woman and next man will not land on the moon until 2025 










NASA‘s Artemis mission that will send the first woman and next man to the moon will not land on the lunar surface until 2025.

The rescheduled date was announced Tuesday during a live update from the American space agency.

During the live briefing, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the crewed test flight of Origin and SLS on Artemis II are now targeting May 2024 – thus pushing the lunar landing to the following year.

Nelson says the seven months of litigation over the Blue Origin lawsuit, the coronavirus pandemic and unexpected costs increases have all played a roll in the schedule change.

Nelson says ‘we’ve lost nearly seven months in litigation’ with Blue Origin suing NASA for choosing SpaceX to build its lunar lander, along with an increase in costs that are necessary for developing crafts crucial for the missions. 

During the live briefing, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the crewed test flight of Origin and the Space Launch System (SLS) (pictured) on Artemis II are now targeting May 2024 – thus pushing the lunar landing to the following year

During the live briefing, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the crewed test flight of Origin and the Space Launch System (SLS) (pictured) on Artemis II are now targeting May 2024 – thus pushing the lunar landing to the following year

The NASA Administrator also called out Congress during the briefing for not providing enough funds to build the human landing system and ‘the Trump administration target of a 2024 human landing was not grounded it technical feasibility,’ Nelson explained.

‘Going forward, Congress has made it clear that there must be competition for the 10 plus moon landings in the future. There will be a significant need of funding for the competition and that is going to be starting with the 2023 budget.

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