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This infographic, labeled “Artemis III Mission Operations Concept,” depicts a quarter of the Earth at the bottom of the image and half of the Moon at the top, occupying a much smaller portion of the image. Against a black backdrop, seven images appear across the top of the page, illustrating the potential sequence of events for the Artemis III mission. From left to right, they are labeled “Blue Moon Checkouts,” “Orion Phasing and Checkouts,” “Orion-Blue Moon Operations,” “Orion Free Flight Checkout,” “Orion-Starship Operations,” “Orion Tests,” “Orion Re-Entry,” and “Orion Splashdown.” Across the section depicting Earth are three rockets representing the three launches that will be part of the Artemis III mission. They are labeled as “New Glenn Blue Moon Mark 2 Lander Test Article Launch,” “Space Launch System Launch,” and “Starship Lander Test Article Launch.”

NASA’s Artemis III Mission: Operations Concept

Artemis III will carry out a series of objectives in low Earth orbit designed to demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV. During the mission, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch four crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis III mission will unfold in sequence: Blue Origin will launch a Blue Moon lander test article into Earth orbit, SLS will launch Orion and its crew, docking with the Blue Moon lander test article, then SpaceX will launch a Version 3 Starship lander test article while Orion will undock from Blue Moon and dock with Starship.

Image Credit: NASA/Aimee Crane
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