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With Artemis missions, we are exploring the Moon for scientific discovery, technology advancement, and to learn how to live and work on another world as we prepare for human missions to Mars. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.

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CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are...
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Stylized poster for NASA's Artemis II mission
Stylized poster for NASA's Artemis II mission
Stylized poster for NASA's Artemis II mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop the mobile launcher, arrive at Launch Pad 39B at...
A sunrise view of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground systems. The mission is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to the Moon. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Sept. 3 at 2:17 p.m. ET. With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...
Artemis I Launch
A team of NASA and Jacobs engineers are on console for the first Artemis II launch simulation inside Firing Room...
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen were announced Monday, April 3...
A full moon was visible behind the Artemis I SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex...
A full Moon is seen in the night sky at center left with the top of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft upright in the center of the frame. The mobile launcher is visible in the sides of the frame.
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. It is the only rocket that...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. It is the only rocket that can send the Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies beyond Earth’s orbit to the Moon on a single mission.Each major element of SLS – the core stage, RS-25 engines, solid rocket boosters, interim cryogenic propulsion stage, launch vehicle stage adapter, and Orion stage adapter – serves a unique purpose. The first flight of SLS -- Artemis I--will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to lunar orbit, marking the beginning of humanity’s return to the Moon.
Liftoff! NASA’s Space Launch System carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off the pad at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it is...
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s ICPS (interim cryogenic propulsion stage), with its single RL10 engine, produces 24,750 pounds of...
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s ICPS (interim cryogenic propulsion stage), with its single RL10 engine, produces 24,750 pounds of thrust to provide in-space propulsion for the agency’s Artemis II and III missions, the first crewed missions under Artemis. Like the mega rocket’s core stage, the ICPS uses liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to power its RL10 engine, manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company. The ICPS is built by ULA (United Launch Alliance) and Boeing. In addition to providing in-space propulsion, the ICPS also contains avionics to fly the mission after core stage separation until NASA’s Orion spacecraft separates from the ICPS to venture to the Moon.
A full Moon is in view from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14,...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Moon is seen rising above NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard at Launch Pad...
Amidst a dark nighttime sky, a golden-hued moon is seen rising above NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
When NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launch on the uncrewed Artemis I flight test to the Moon,...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop the mobile launcher, arrive at Launch Pad 39B at...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen illuminated by spotlights after sunset atop the...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continued Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SLS and Orion arrived at the launch pad on Friday, Nov. 4, after a nearly nine-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building.
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...
Artemis I Launch
NASA completed its penultimate hot fire June 15 in a key test series to certify production of new RS-25 engines...
NASA completed its penultimate hot fire June 15 in a key test series to certify production of new RS-25 engines for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and continue the agency’s efforts to explore the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all.
The mobile launcher with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft aboard is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly...
A view of Moonikin “Campos” secured in a seat inside the Artemis I Orion crew module atop the Space Launch...
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific...
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific...
The Orion spacecraft drifts down toward the Pacific Ocean under its three main parachutes following its return to Earth at the conclusion of NASA's Artemis I mission.
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...
On flight day 13, Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563...
Artemis I Flight Day 13: Orion, Earth, and Moon
art001e002130 Dec. 5, 2022 A portion of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken...
Inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in preparation for...
Installation of the spacecraft adapter (SA) cone to the Artemis I Orion spacecraft is in progress inside the Neil Armstrong...
The first flight core stage for NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket arrived at Stennis Space Center on Jan. 12...
Image from SLS Core Stage Arrival/Rollout
On Jan. 21-22, 2020, crews at Stennis Space Center lifted and installed the first core stage of NASA’s new Space...
Photo from SLS Core Stage Installation
Launching mega rockets like NASA’s Space Launch System beyond low-Earth orbit and driving high-performance racecars around a track require a...
Launching mega rockets like NASA’s Space Launch System beyond low-Earth orbit and driving high-performance racecars around a track require a key understanding of physics, aerodynamics, and precision.
A close-up view of the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building...
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,...
The Orion heat shield for Artemis I is being prepared for its move to the thermal chamber in the Neil...
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. It is the only rocket that...
An SLS Infographic listing all of the areas of the Artemis I Moon Rocket.