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Artemis 3 mission update

Hi everyone. I updated the Artemis 3 mission for launch in September 2024 according to NASA's office of safety and mission assurance. Here is the reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210614003506/https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/sma-disciplines-and-programs/smsr/smsr-intergrated-master-schedule_24feb2020aab4a269d2a865b9a1a0ff0f003ca228.pdf?sfvrsn=8290faf8_26

Size of lunar landing crew

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Nowhere in the discussion of the lunar lander for the Artemis program does it seem to inform on how many of the Orion crew would make the landing. For Apollo, it was two of the three. Artemis carries four crew members - do two land and two stay aboard the Orion? Or three land and one stay aboard? Or will all FOUR land and the Orion will run empty until the crew returns? GBC (talk) 04:45, 4 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

This statement, from the article specifically about Artemis IV, seems to indicate that it will be the entire crew: "Once docked, the crew will transfer to the lander, descend to the lunar surface, conduct extravehicular activities, and then return to Orion in lunar orbit for the journey back to Earth." Tesseract12 (talk) 22:17, 28 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Is the Ignition stuff legal?

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Question in title.

There are quite a few laws that look like were broken. Specifically, the 2010 NASA Authorization Act (42 U.S.C. § 18322), the 2022 NASA Authorization Act (PL 117-167 Sec. 10812 and 10811), the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families Tax Cut (51 U.S.C. § 20306), and since the last one was an appropriations bill, probably the Constitution itself. Among other laws, contracts. and agreements with other countries.

I feel like this should be at least mentioned in Artemis-related articles. RedDeadGuy (talk) 04:33, 21 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

All content in WP is based on reliable secondary sources, not our own interpretation of US laws. Do you have proper sources covering this? --McSly (talk) 16:48, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'll keep looking, but I have this: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11643?hl=%22upper+stage%22&s=9&r=11 RedDeadGuy (talk) 17:07, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Apologies for nominating this article for deletion

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I am really sorry I tried to nominate the redirect Artemis VI for deletion and I should have tagged it as a redirect for deletion my bad. Anotheroneoutthere3 (talk) 16:10, 18 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Artemis VI" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Artemis VI has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 October 18 § Artemis VI until a consensus is reached. Anotheroneoutthere3 (talk) 16:11, 18 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Artemis IX" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Artemis IX has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 October 31 § Artemis 8, 9, 10, 11 until a consensus is reached. 9ninety (talk) 12:13, 31 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Request for Comment: Status of Gateway project post-Ignition event

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How should we describe the status of the Lunar Gateway project post-Ignition event? RedDeadGuy (talk) 14:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Officially, Gateway is "paused", not cancelled. Plus, the project has been allocated funds through 2028 (see One Big Beautiful Bill, 51 USC Sec. 20306).

There are three options:

Project is cancelled
Project is paused/suspended
Project is still active

RedDeadGuy (talk) 14:10, 2 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Survey

Option 2 - official opinion RedDeadGuy (talk) 14:12, 2 November 2026 (UTC)Reply
(summoned by bot) Cancelled, as most sources I can find either say "cancelled", or "effectively cancelled" as it's currently suspended "in its current form". The official position is even stated as "It should not really surprise anyone that we are pausing Gateway in its current form and focusing on infrastructure that supports sustained operations on the lunar surface".^[1] SmittenGalaxy | talk! 19:55, 2 November 2026 (UTC)Reply
Option 1 – Cancelled: As SmittenGalaxy correctly points out, that’s the language used by reliable secondary sources. But furthermore, parts of Gateway are already being repurposed (the PPE is being used for SR-1) or possibly declared unfit to fly (the corroded modules). I think NASA’s “paused” language was chosen to be diplomatic, especially towards ESA who made a big bet on Gateway that won’t pay out now. Wikipedia is under no constraints to be diplomatic. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 19:30, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ "NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station". CNBC. March 24, 2026.

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[1] "NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station". CNBC. March 24, 2026.

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