NASA plans to launch the Artemis 2 mission before April 1. The decision came after the conclusion of a two-day, agency-level review of the moon flight, which took place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The mission analysis, called a flight readiness review (FRR), brought together the mission management team, leadership from several NASA centers, and four crew members to discuss all potential risks to the mission and how they would be addressed if they arose.
NASA astronauts Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will be the first people to fly the Orion spacecraft – codenamed ‘Integrity’ – which is set to fly around the moon and back during a planned 10-day mission.
Before jumping into day two of FRR, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sat down with Spaceflight Now to discuss the status of the Artemis program, nearly two weeks after announcing major changes to the architecture.
Isaacman discussed progress on the reimagined Artemis 3 mission, scheduled to launch in mid-2027; Concerns raised by the latest report from the NASA Office of Inspector General; NASA’s workforce goals; and needle-moving initiatives that the agency is focusing on in the coming years.
Watch the full interview below:
