Bill Nelson, head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said he expects to land two American astronauts on the moon by the end of 2025 or by 2026. writes about itTASS.
“At the end of 2025 or the beginning of 2026, we will send a crew of four to orbit the moon,” the message says.
Nelson said they will dock with the SpaceX lander and two of the four astronauts will land on the surface of Earth’s natural satellite.
According to NASA, the landing will take place as part of the six-day Artemis-3 mission.
The head of NASA emphasized that for the first time, a female astronaut can set foot within the scope of the moon landing.
Nelson in January declarationThat NASA and the Pentagon will build a nuclear thermal engine and launch it into space by 2027. He said the NASA-DARPA joint program budget is $110 million in 2023 and is expected to increase by hundreds of millions of dollars through 2027.