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President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive-1 on the 11th of December 2017. This executive order officially re-established the national space policy for a human return to the Moon and called for NASA to lead an innovative and sustainable program with commercial and international partners.
NASA announced that the Artemis II mission would be postponed by two days to the 8th of February 2026 due to unusually cold weather. The first launch window began the 7th of February 2026 at 02:41:00 AM UTC and ended the 30th of April 2026 at 22:06:00 PM UTC.
On the 31st of May 2019, three companies were awarded lander contracts including Astrobotic Technology, Intuitive Machines, and OrbitBeyond. NASA later granted OrbitBeyond's request to be released from obligations under the contract citing internal corporate challenges in July 2019.
The Artemis Base Camp is proposed to be established at the end of the 2020s in the south pole region near Shackleton and de Gerlache craters. This area has abundant water ice believed to exist in the crater floors.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine officially announced the Artemis Accords on the 15th of May 2020. It consists of multilateral agreements between governments of participating nations grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967.