Artemis faces missing lander problem

- Congress is debating a NASA authorization bill while stakeholders push unfunded 'Ignition' ideas like a lunar base and a nuclear‑propulsion demo into the conversation. - Ex‑NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine warned Artemis lacks a ready lunar lander in current plans, calling the programme 'extraordinarily complicated' relative to Apollo. - The gap between political ambition and budgeted hardware is shaping mission priorities and contractor roadmaps ahead of lunar work. (spacenews.com) (theregister.com)