NASA sets 2 p.m. EDT Artemis briefing in Florida, with 2027 test mission on the agenda
U.S. viewers following the next steps in the Artemis program can watch NASA's scheduled update at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 23. The briefing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is due to address Artemis III's planned low Earth orbit test flight next year and the agency's goal of returning American astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028.
News date: 2026-10-23 · Checked: 2026-10-23 (Asia/Bangkok)
U.S. viewers following the next steps in the Artemis program can watch NASA’s scheduled update at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 23. The briefing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is due to address Artemis III’s planned low Earth orbit test flight next year and the agency’s goal of returning American astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028.
Three key points
- The Kennedy Space Center briefing is scheduled for October 23 at 2 p.m. EDT, with online viewing information on NASA’s official event page.
- Artemis III is described in the advance advisory as a four-person low Earth orbit mission in 2027 to test systems needed for later lunar landings.
- The 2028 lunar surface return remains a stated NASA goal; this preview does not report decisions or results from the upcoming briefing.
What U.S. viewers should watch for
The advance notice lists NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya and Artemis program manager Jeremy Parsons as participants. NASA published that advisory on October 14, and its official streaming event page continued to list the October 23 briefing when checked before the scheduled start.
The agenda separates two stages of the program. Artemis III is intended to carry four astronauts into low Earth orbit in 2027 to test critical systems. The separate objective is a return to the Moon’s surface by 2028. A test flight in Earth orbit should therefore not be read as the lunar landing itself.
How to follow the update
The NASA+ event page below gives viewers an official starting point for the broadcast. The announced time is 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 23, equivalent to 18:00 UTC. The event is scheduled; this article was prepared before it began and does not claim that a particular announcement has already been made.
For readers assessing the program’s timetable, the distinction matters: the briefing is an opportunity for NASA to explain progress and upcoming mission plans, while the dates in the advance notice remain planning statements. Any new commitments or changes require the briefing itself or a subsequent agency release.
