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SLS Block 1 | Artemis II

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.

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SLS Block 1 | Artemis II

Launch Status

To Be Confirmed

Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.

Launch Window

02:41 AM - 04:41 AM

Rocket

Space Launch System Block 1

Space Launch System

Manufacturer

Mission

Artemis II

Type:Human ExplorationOrbit:Lunar flyby

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.

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Total Launches: 58

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin
Cosmic_PenguinJan 10, 2026

Refined launch window.

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Cosmic_PenguinJan 2, 2026

Updated approximate launch time.

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Cosmic_PenguinSep 23, 2025

Added launch window.

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Cosmic_PenguinSep 23, 2025

NET February 5.

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Cosmic_PenguinJul 31, 2025

Moved up to NET February.

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Cosmic_PenguinDec 5, 2024

NET April 2026.

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Cosmic_PenguinJan 9, 2024

NET September 2025.

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Nosu
NosuMar 7, 2023

NET November 2024

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Program

Artemis

The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region by 2024.

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