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Astronomical event

Artemis III launch

NASA lists 2027 as the launch year for Artemis III; no exact date or time is provided.

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Key facts

  • Status: scheduled
  • Time precision: unknown
NASA describes Artemis III as a crewed demonstration mission. Under the preliminary plans, it will carry four crew members aboard an Orion spacecraft launched by an SLS rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission is intended to carry out objectives in low Earth orbit to demonstrate systems needed for future lunar landings, including rendezvous and docking tests with one or both commercial human landing systems. NASA says Artemis IV is planned to begin lunar surface missions.