Fifty-three years to the day of the first moon landing, NASA announced tentative plans for its next moon mission, Artemis I. The agency plans to launch its 30-story-tall Space Launch System rocket on Aug. 29th. The unmanned test flight will last anywhere
The vehicle is still undergoing testing, but NASA plans to return it to the launchpad next month. If everything goes as planned, it could launch as soon as August 29th.
Standard maintenance still to be done at the pad includes repairing minor damage to insulation materials, and recharging or replacing batteries on the rocket, and on its satellite payloads and flight-termination system, NASA said in a statement announcing the new launch date. NASA of...
Northrop Grumman supports NASA's Artemis program by providing the solid rocket boosters for the NASA Space Launch System and the abort motor and attitude control motor for the Orion spacecraft’s Launch Abort System. Additional information about these motors can be seen below, with detailed informat...
With Artemis missions, NASA will use innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. From steering the SLS rocket to life support systems on the Orion Crew Capsule, Moog is essential to the success of the Artemis program.
(Image credit: NASA) Jump to: Artemis 2 launch date Artemis 2 crew What will Artemis 2 do? What comes after Artemis 2? Additional resources Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission. Artemis 2 will include three astronaut...
Alliance Vulcan rocket on January 8, 2024, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The lander will carry a suite of NASA payloads to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program. Credit: NASA/...
NASA has been working towards the goal of sending "the next man and first woman" to the Moon by 2024, which will be the first crewed lunar mission since theApollo Program. As part of this mission, known asProject Artemis, NASA has been developing both theSpace Launch System(SLS) and t...
As part of the Artemis program in general, NASA expects to launch the first two Gateway elements in 2025: the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will perform the lifting duties, but an exact date for launch has not yet be...
are being prepared for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for launch. Artemis I, the first in an increasingly complex series of missions, would test the SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon. Through the Artemis program, NASA intends...