GAO: NASA's Artemis III Moon Landing Timeline 'Unlikely'

Challenges persist with spacesuits and lunar lander development, the watchdog agency said.

Thursday, December 07, 2023 at 05:13 PM ET

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Artist’s Illustration: Two suited crew members work on the lunar surface. One in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. [Courtesy: NASA]

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NASA’s current timeline for landing humans on the moon is “unlikely,” according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment of challenges plaguing the Artemis III mission.

The space agency is on course to miss its timeline for the Artemis III crewed lunar landing mission, currently planned by December 2025, due to challenges with spacesuits and lunar lander development, the watchdog agency said in a November 30 report.