Not as good as a cancellation of SLS, but it’s a redirection toward some semblance of programmatic sanity.

NASA just announced a MAJOR overhaul of the Artemis program. Here’s what’s changed, according to @NASAAdmin @rookisaacman:

NEW MISSIONS:
Artemis 3 is no longer a moon landing 🤯 It's now a crewed test mission in Low Earth Orbit in 2027 – docking with SpaceX's Starship and/or…

— Kristin Fisher (@KristinFisher) February 27, 2026

[Update a couple minutes later]

Eric Berger has the story.

And, of course, Boeing continues the lies: ” “The SLS core stage remains the world’s most powerful rocket stage, and the only one that can carry American astronauts directly to the moon and beyond in a single launch.”

[Update a while later]

Northrop Grumman watching EUS die while their SRBs keeping losing nozzles https://t.co/lNfxd8qA1K pic.twitter.com/aYm2PFk8PP

— Space Koala (@SpaceKoala) February 27, 2026

Jared responds to Eric Berger:

I will just say we are leaning forward with transparency, sharing the blemishes and the successes, because for a program as costly and important to national security as Artemis, the public is entitled to the facts.

– The confidence test related to the seals we repaired and…

— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) February 14, 2026

He remains hostage to the politics, until Starship has shown its mettle. Also…