from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Check out theamazing views of the moon rocket's debutwith this image gallery. For a timeline of Artemis 1 achievements and milestones check out ourmission updates archive. ...
Artemis 1 mission timeline from launch to landing. (Image: NASA) (NASA) The spacecraft is expected to reach its furthest distance from the moon on Friday before conducting what NASA said will be a major burn to enter the orbit of the moon. Orion’s scheduled orbit is expected to last si...
is now in progress. So far, the mission has been wildly successful. The Launch was flawless in mid-November, showing the advanced capabilities of the Space Launch System. Orion reached the moon on November 25 without any issues and has been orbiting the moon since then. On December 1, 2022...
A visual timeline of major events in the Space Launch System rocket's climb to space boosting an unpiloted Orion crew capsule into orbit for the Artemis 1 mission to the moon.NASA The trajectory must minimize the amount of time the solar-powered Orion is in the shadow of the moon while se...
Later this year, astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen were supposed to launch on the Artemis II mission. This would see them become the first humans to visit the Moon in over 50 years. Now, due to technical problems, their t...
The next mission in line is a landing mission called Artemis 3, which will land on the surface of the moon in 2026 if all goes to plan. NASA's Office of the Inspector General has expressed skepticism about that timeline. There have been delays in getting the human landing system ready, ...
Finally, the public was given an update on what NASA’s plans look like after landing on the Moon during the Artemis III mission, including their plans for constructing and utilizing the Lunar Gateway station. With the understanding that even these latest plans are subject to potential changes ...
NASA has to prove that the SLS works with the uncrewed Artemis I mission.NASA previously rolled the Artemis 1 rocket out to the launchpad in April for a "wet dress," which involves fueling the rocket and running through launch preparations. However, issues with the tower and internal valves...
NASA is delaying the Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen as it works to resolve technical issues with the spacecraft. The U.S. space agency provided an update Tuesday on the timeline for the upcoming mission around the moon and said Arte...
The planning past Artemis 3 is highly uncertain given that the mission is relatively far away from us, but NASA does have some early-stage planning for the later 2020s. The timeline for these missions highly depends on how much money the agency receives from Congress, along with the technical...