That means the Artemis III mission, which intends to send astronauts back to the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 50 years, now will happen no earlier than 2027.The U.S. space agency announced Thursday that it is delaying its Artemis II and Artemis III missions by at least one more year, mostly due to issues with the Orion capsule the astronauts would ride to space during both lunar expeditions. NASA’s ambitious Artemis program the agency’s first lunar program since the Apollo era has for years been mired in delays and controversy as elected officials and other aeronautics experts have expressed concerns about its scope and cost. Does NASA has the expertise to send humans to moon and back as it stands?

