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SLS Block 1 | Artemis III
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Space Launch System Block 1 · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 143rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 7,546th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Jun 30, 00:00 – Jun 30, 00:00 UTC
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Artemis III
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.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Luca ParmitanoPilot · ESA
Randolph BresnikCommander · NASA
Francisco RubioMission Specialist · NASA
Andre DouglasMission Specialist · NASA
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How NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will Pave Way for Moon Landings
Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between commercial human landing systems and the Orion spacecraft. Data from that mission, along with future uncrewed demonstration missions at the Moon, […]
NASA Prepares Next Artemis Rocket for Flight
As Artemis III kicks off, NASA continues working to streamline SLS production.
Revised Artemis lunar lander plans take shape
NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue Origin and SpaceX are taking to accelerate work on Artemis lunar landers.
Rocket Report: Nova moving through test campaign; SpaceX IPO launches Friday
"If I needed to fly on another vehicle, what would that look like?"
ESA astronaut assignment on Artemis 3 part of negotiations on revised Artemis roles
The assignment of an ESA astronaut to Artemis 3 is part of negotiations for revised roles in the overall effort, with a goal of getting its astronauts on the moon.
Italy Skips Crew Allocation Queue Thanks to Astronaut’s Test Pilot Experience
The European Space Agency’s decision to assign Luca Parmitano to its first Artemis crew slot marked a departure from a November 2025 announcement that the opportunity would go to Germany, with the Italian astronaut’s test pilot background proving decisive. In October 2020, ESA and NASA signed an agreement that would provide three flight opportunities for […]
