NASA · Thursday, October 15, 2026
NASA sets an Oct. 23 briefing on Moon plans
The File desk · Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Status
Confirmed as NASA advisory M26-081, dated Oct. 14, 2026. The briefing is Friday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. Eastern. It has not happened. The sentences about low Earth orbit next year and a Moon landing by 2028 are NASA’s plan statement in that advisory.
- Confirmed
NASA said it will brief the press at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Oct. 23, at Kennedy Space Center. Participants listed are Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons.
- Confirmed
The advisory says Artemis III will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test systems for later lunar landings, and that the briefing will cover plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028.
NASA said Wednesday it will brief reporters at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Oct. 23, at Kennedy Space Center, on plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028. The advisory says Artemis III will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test systems needed for later landings. Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons are listed. The briefing has not happened. In-person media have to apply by noon Eastern on Friday, Oct. 16.
The advisory is M26-081, bylined Gerelle Q. Dodson, dated Oct. 14, 2026. The watch page it names is nasa.gov/live.
The low-Earth-orbit sentence and the 2028 Moon sentence are the advisory’s description of what the briefing will cover. They are NASA’s plan statement. This desk did not open a separate schedule that sets those dates.
U.S. media who want to attend in person must apply by 12 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Oct. 16. Remote questions go through the Kennedy newsroom.
A separate NASA advisory the same day, M26-082, sets a news conference for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. Eastern, previewing U.S. spacewalks 100 and 101 on Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. Those dates are on the calendar. They are not a second story.
What is still unknown or disputed
- What will be said on Oct. 23. The briefing has not been held.
- A flight schedule, beyond the advisory’s “next year” and “by 2028,” was not opened.
- Whether in-person accreditation will be granted. The noon deadline on Oct. 16 is the advisory’s application cutoff.
Primary sources
Every claim in this story is drawn from the documents below. If a fetch failed, that is recorded on the card.
Source 1
NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions (M26-081)
NASA · October 14, 2026
A briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at Kennedy Space Center. Participants: Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, and Jeremy Parsons. Artemis III will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year. Moon plans by 2028. In-person media apply by 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-discuss-artemis-acceleration-status-of-upcoming-moon-missions/