National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch System Block 1Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Artemis III
Launch window
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Image: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Summary
Artemis III is expected to launch on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Launch System Block 1 from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA in June 2027. It is National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 143rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,590th orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 3rd Space Launch System Block 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload is bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 4 crew members fly: Luca Parmitano, Randolph Bresnik, Francisco Rubio and Andre Douglas. The spacecraft is Orion 004 (004).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- Planned as the 3rd Space Launch System Block 1 flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 143rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,590th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Luca ParmitanoPilot · ESA · will be their 3rd flight
Randolph BresnikCommander · NASA · will be their 3rd flight
Francisco RubioMission Specialist · NASA · will be their 2nd flight
Andre DouglasMission Specialist · NASA · will be their first flight
Spacecraft
Orion 004 (004)
Orion spacecraft used for Artemis 3.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Flight preview
About this launch
Artemis III is the second crew mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis III will send a crew of 4 on a Low Earth Orbit mission, with the Orion rendezvous and dock with one or both commercial lunar landers in development by SpaceX and Blue Origin, performing in-space tests of the docked vehicles, integrated checkout of life support, communications, and propulsion systems, as well as tests of the new Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) suits.
News
Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking testWith both solid rocket boosters fully stacked and all four RS-25 engines now installed on…
NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missionsNASA has stacked the center segments of both Artemis III solid rocket boosters on Mobile…
Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly BuildingNASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Bresnik, Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, and Bob Hines made […]
Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fixTeams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another…
Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis IIIOn Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will carry the Artemis III crew into low Earth orbit in 2027. Each RS‑25 engine has a unique serial number that records its detailed flight […]
SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in productionThe NASA and contractor workforce continues to make progress ahead of next year’s Artemis III…
Analysis: Narrowing In – Artemis III, HLS and NASA’s Journey to TodayHow did the Human Landing System come to simultaneously occupy the core of NASA’s ambitions, while slipping significantly on its schedule in the last seven years?
NASA Administrator ‘extremely confident’ in Artemis 3 mission in 2027The statement of support came in the midst of announcing a NASA-supported, privately run air and space show happening in early November.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Planned as the 60th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 291st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
454 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Questions
When does Artemis III launch?
Artemis III is scheduled in June 2027.
Where can I watch Artemis III live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching Artemis III?
Space Launch System Block 1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Space Launch System Block 1 spec sheet
Where is Artemis III launching from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit is Artemis III going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a human exploration mission.
Which program is Artemis III part of?
Artemis. About Artemis