Starship V3 & Artemis Program

Starship Flight 13 achieved cargo deployment and engine relight; upper stage stranded in Indian Ocean, recovery likely to fail. Flight 14 planned for orbital return and catch attempt. Artemis III shifted to LEO docking test; NASA workforce exodus continues. Northrop Grumman and CSA repurposing Gateway hardware (HALO-derived landers, Canadarm3) for lunar base, signaling shift from orbital to surface focus.