Going Back To The Moon 2024. On february 28, 2024, nasa engineers decided to put odysseus to sleep, ending the current mission. This all starts with the ability to get larger, heavier payloads off planet, and beyond earth's gravity.

Following a series of critical contract awards and hardware milestones, nasa has shared an update on its artemis program, including the latest phase 1 plans. On january 9, 2024, nasa announced that it was delaying the artemis 2 mission, the first crewed flight of the space launch system (sls) and the orion capsule—the vehicles.