As we wait for the historic Artemis II mission – with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on board – NASA has announced major changes to the Artemis program. The next mission, Artemis III, will now no longer land humans on the surface of the Moon , but will instead feature a series of technology tests in Low Earth orbit. Artemis IV will then be the first human landing on the Moon, sometime in 2028. I am a professor, an explorer, and a planetary geologist. I am a member of the Artemis III Science