Artemis 2 commander says crewed Moon landing could come sooner than expected

Artemis 2’s crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen—completed a 10‑day loop around the Moon, returning to Earth with NASA officials touting the mission’s success as a stepping stone toward a crewed lunar landing. Wiseman said landing on the Moon is absolutely doable and could come soon, with Artemis 3 planned for mid‑2027 and Artemis 4 targeting a late‑2028 south‑pole site, as the program tests life‑support systems and rendezvous/docking capabilities for future landers from SpaceX or Blue Origin.