# Artemis II Won't Land — But That's Not the Story

- slug: artemis-ii-wont-land-but-thats-not-the-story
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Space & Aerospace

Artemis II flies April 1 with four astronauts and zero landing plans. The nine regions NASA picked for the actual Moon return are the engineering answer to exactly the kind of terrain that just broke a $100M lander.

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