NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027

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NASA delays crewed lunar landing to 2027  The United States is pushing back its planned return to the Moon from 2026 to 'mid-2027' as it deals with heat shield issues and other troubles plaguing its Orion crew capsule, NASA officials say. Administrator Bill Nelson spoke about NASA's extensive data that shows the team can proceed with the Artemis mission and beat China to the moon again.   NASA TV / AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #nasa  #lunarlanding

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00:00We were able to recreate the problem here on Earth, and now we know the root cause.

00:07And this has allowed us to devise a path forward, which we are going to share with you today.

00:15And based on the data, we have decided, NASA unanimously, in our decision makers,

00:25to move forward with the current Artemis 2 Orion capsule and heat shield with a modified

00:35entry trajectory. After learning from the Artemis 2 crewed test flight,

00:43then we're going to make adjustments that are necessary, and we plan to launch Artemis 3,

00:51the first landing on the moon in over a half century. Assuming the SpaceX lander is ready,

00:59we plan to launch Artemis 3 in mid-2027. Space is demanding, and we and our industry and

01:11international partners need this time to make sure that the Orion capsule is ready to safely

01:20deliver our astronauts to deep space and back to Earth. We need our commercial and international

01:29partners to double down to meet and improve this schedule. The safety of our astronauts

01:37is always first in our decisions. It is our North Star. We do not fly until we are ready.

01:48We do not fly until we are confident that we have made the flight as safe as possible

01:56for the humans on board.

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