# Axiom Space

NASA Recasts Artemis: Pushes Commercial Landers into the Spotlight as SLS Troubles Force Rethink

NASA has restructured the Artemis programme to reduce mission risk and allow commercial landers more testing time, after SLS launch vehicle leaks delayed operations. Artemis II's crewed lunar flyaround remains planned pending rocket repairs; Artemis III has been converted into an orbit‑docking and test mission, with crewed lunar landings pushed to Artemis IV in 2028 if timelines hold.