National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch System Block 1Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
SLS Block 1 | Artemis III
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 143rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 7,565th orbital launch attempt
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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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Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
On 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 production
The 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 Today
How 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 2027
The statement of support came in the midst of announcing a NASA-supported, privately run air and space show happening in early November.
Isaacman “Extremely Confident” Artemis III Will Launch in 2027
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said today he’s “extremely confident” Artemis III will launch next year to test rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and test versions of the two human […]
A match made in cleanrooms
From the ESA Blogs.
