NASA announced Tuesday that putting astronauts back on the moon will be delayed by a year from the previous deadline set by the Trump administration.
The reasons for extending the lunar rendezvous to 2025 were cited as funding and legal issues as well as pandemic-related restrictions. According to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Congress had not provided enough money for developing a landing system for its Artemis moon program and Orion capsule. The Artemis program is aimed at establishing a sustainable long-term lunar colony before sending astronauts to Mars.
