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Artemis II

successSLS Block 1 | Artemis II

Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.

Overview

Date / time
April 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39B
Mission
Artemis II
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Lunar flyby
Launch vehicle
Space Launch System Block 1 →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →

Payloads deployed · 5

ARTEMIS 2 (INTEGRITY)
MEO
ICPS
Payload
K-RADCUBE
HEO
SWC-1
HEO
TACHELES
HEO