NASA has proposed a fix: adjusting Orion’s re-entry trajectory to slow the spacecraft down more gradually.

However, implementing this solution requires yet another schedule adjustment.

And we are committed to ensuring that when we go, we go safely.

NASA delays crewed Artemis missions to 2027 due to faulty heat shield

That’s what today’s decision is about and how Artemis succeeds."

This marks just the latest in a series of delays for the embattled Artemis program.

Originally, the first uncrewed Artemis I mission around the Moon was scheduled for 2016.