Template:SLS launches
Appearance
| Flight No. | Date, time (UTC) | Mission | Orbit | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 16, 2022, 06:47[1] | Artemis I | Selenocentric (DRO) | Success | ||
| Uncrewed maiden flight of the SLS, first operational flight of the Orion spacecraft and European Service Module. Carrying cubesats for ten missions in the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), and three missions in the Cube Quest Challenge: ArgoMoon, BioSentinel, CuSP, EQUULEUS, LunaH-Map, Lunar IceCube, LunIR, NEA Scout, OMOTENASHI and Team Miles.[2][3] The payloads were sent on a trans-lunar injection trajectory.[4][5] | ||||||
| 2 | April 1, 2026, 22:35[6] | Artemis II | Circumlunar (fly-by) | Success | ||
| First crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. Conducted a flyby of the Moon, breaking the record for the furthest human distance from Earth. Carried four CSLI payloads: TACHELES, ATENEA, K-RadCube, and SHAMS.[7] | ||||||
| 3 | Late 2027[8] | Artemis III | LEO | Planned | ||
| Crewed rendezvous and docking tests with one or both lunar landers launched separately—SpaceX's Starship HLS and Blue Origin's Blue Moon—as well as tests of the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) space suit.[9] Will fly without an upper stage. | ||||||
| 4 | Early 2028[10] | Artemis IV | Selenocentric | Planned | ||
| First crewed lunar landing mission since Apollo 17. | ||||||
| 5 | Late 2028[10] | Artemis V | Selenocentric | Planned | ||
| Second planned crewed lunar landing mission. Initial construction of Moon base to begin. Expected to be first use of Centaur V upper stage with SLS. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Roulette, Joey; Gorman, Steve (November 16, 2022). "NASA's next-generation Artemis mission heads to moon on debut test flight". Reuters. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Foust, Jeff (May 21, 2019). "In 2020, NASA Will Send Living Things to Deep Space for First Time Since Apollo". Space.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
BioSentinel is one of 13 cubesats flying aboard the Artemis I mission, which is currently targeted for mid-2020. [...] The other 12 cubesats flying aboard Artemis I are a diverse lot. For example, the Lunar Flashlight and Lunar IceCube missions will hunt for signs of water ice on the moon, and Near-Earth Asteroid Scout will use a solar sail to rendezvous with a space rock.
- ↑ Northon, Karen (June 9, 2017). "Three DIY CubeSats Score Rides on Exploration Mission-1". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has awarded rides for three small spacecraft on the agency's newest rocket, and $20,000 each in prize money, to the winning teams of citizen solvers competing in the semi-final round of the agency's Cube Quest Challenge.
- ↑ Crane, Aimee (June 11, 2019). "Artemis 1 Flight Control Team Simulates Mission Scenarios". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
...after the Space Launch System performs the Trans-Lunar Injection burn that sends the spacecraft out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (July 22, 2019). "First moon-bound Orion crew capsule declared complete, major tests remain". SpaceflightNow. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
The Artemis 1 mission profile. Credit: NASA [...] The Artemis 1 mission sent the Orion spacecraft into a distant retrograde lunar orbit and back...
- ↑ Costa, Jason (April 1, 2026). "LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates". NASA Blogs. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Artemis II: NASA's First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years". NASA. 2026-04-02. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ Clark, Stephen (April 28, 2026). "Put it in pencil: NASA's Artemis III mission will launch no earlier than late 2027". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ Isaacman, Jared [@NASAAdmin] (March 3, 2026). "Endeavoring for not just one, but TWO Moon landings in 2028. Coming weeks: Artemis II around the Moon. Mid-2027: Artemis III rendezvousing with one or both HLS providers, testing space suits in low Earth orbit. Early 2028: Artemis IV lunar landing. Late 2028: Artemis V lunar landing, beginning work on lunar base. This is how we get back to the Moon with urgency, to stay" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- 1 2 Warner, Cheryl (March 3, 2026). "NASA Strengthens Artemis: Adds Mission, Refines Overall Architecture". NASA. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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