NASA said that the Artemis Lunar Landing Program 2 mission has been moved to April 2026, and the 3 mission has now been moved to mid-2027.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman as director of Nasa.
Reports of frequent contacts between billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin should be investigated and many US agencies "would be concerned" if true, the head of NASA said on Friday, following a Wall Street Journal report that Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2022.
NASA and SpaceX plan to complete the separation from the space station on or after 9:05 PM Eastern Time on October 22.
Ken Tejonassam, a portfolio analyst, said the slightly higher-than-expected US CPI data "added more uncertainty to the market". He said inflation was proving trickier than the Fed had expected, especially in areas such as housing, healthcare and motor vehicle insurance. "While inflation has come down from its peak, it's not cooling fast enough, which is the key issue." The strategist said the data made it harder for the Fed to justify another 50 basis points cut this year.