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NASA lays out an Earth-orbit dress rehearsal with two lunar landers
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NASA lays out an Earth-orbit dress rehearsal with two lunar landers 
Artemis III will spend up to 17 days in Earth orbit, with Orion docking to Blue Origin's Blue Moon test lander and then to Starship. NASA has not yet picked the lander for the 2028 Artemis IV landing.
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