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Astronomical event

Artemis III

A crewed demonstration mission in low Earth orbit planned for 2027.

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Key facts

  • Status: scheduled
  • Time precision: unknown
NASA describes Artemis III as a low Earth orbit demonstration mission to evaluate one or both commercial human landing systems developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. The mission will send a crew aboard Orion, launched by the Space Launch System (SLS), and test rendezvous and docking operations needed for future lunar missions.