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Artemis III

A NASA crewed test mission planned for 2027, sending Orion and its crew into low Earth orbit.

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Key facts

  • Status: scheduled
  • Time precision: unknown
NASA plans for Artemis III to launch a crew aboard the Orion spacecraft, carried by the SLS rocket, into low Earth orbit. The mission will test rendezvous and docking operations between Orion and one or both commercial human landing systems being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. These tests are intended to help prepare for future lunar missions. The available source gives no exact launch date or time.