Lunar Momentum of Space Agencies and Independent Initiatives Builds Globally
12U lunar pathfinder Capstone to launch from Māhia Peninsula Q4 on Electron; KSC integrating 13 6U cislunar payloads on Artemis 1 Orion Stage Adapter including BioSentinel astrobiology experiment ahead of 22 Nov flight; First element of human-rated Artemis 2, Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage at CCSFS, mission scheduled for Sep 2023; 2024 human surface return / first woman on Moon effort Artemis 3 striving to overcome spacesuit, HLS legal delays; Roscosmos Luna-25 pushed to May 2022; 120-m Starship preps for first orbit as 20 #dearMoon finalists compete for 2023 circumlunar flight