National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artemis II

Space Launch System Block 1

GO
Go

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · 22:24 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby)

Probability

80%

Status

Go for Launch

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Space Launch System Block 1

Variant: Block 1

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.627° N, 80.621° W

59

Pad Launches

280

Location Launches

142

Agency Launches

76

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