NASA and SpaceX Unveil 2026 Moon Landing Plans with Starship

NASA and SpaceX are collaborating to land astronauts on the Moon in 2026 using a modified SpaceX Starship rocket. The Artemis 3 mission will involve the Starship Human Landing System (HLS) transporting two astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface and back, with refueling occurring in low Earth orbit. SpaceX plans to test this refueling maneuver by 2025. The mission will also involve the Orion spacecraft, which will carry four astronauts to lunar orbit, where two will transfer to the Starship HLS for the lunar landing. An uncrewed test landing is planned before the crewed mission.