# The Artemis moon program will incorporate a spacecraft docking test before the highly anticipated astronaut landing.

*aerospace · news · 2026-03-01 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- NASA will conduct a spacecraft docking test before the Artemis astronaut moon landing in 2027.
- The Artemis program now formally integrates lunar landers from both SpaceX and Blue Origin.
- NASA aims to leverage commercial sector innovation to address delays and competition from China.
- Astronomers used ALMA to map cold cosmic gas filaments in the Milky Way's core.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Blue Origin
**Countries:** United States, Chile

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