Bottom line: Together with commercial and international partners, NASA plans for its Artemis mission to establish a permanent presence on the moon and to prepare for missions to Mars. The program's first mission, Artemis 1, will be an uncrewed journey around the moon that should launch in late May or early June 2022.Mar 25, 2022
Will Artemis 1 go to the Moon?
Artemis 1 is NASA's first SLS mission under the agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon by 2025 or so. The Artemis 1 flight will be an uncrewed trip around the moon to test the Space Launch System and its Orion crew capsule, which is carrying a bevy of experiments and a mannequin covered with sensors.
What will the Artemis 1 do?
Artemis 1 is NASA's first mission to the moon under the agency's Artemis program, which aims to send astronauts to the moon by around 2025 or so. That crewed moon landing will occur on the Artemis 3 mission.
Will Artemis 2 Land on the Moon?
Artemis II is designed to carry humans on board the Orion spacecraft, although they will not land on the Moon, either. Instead, the spacecraft is designed to orbit the Moon and return back to Earth. This is similar to the Apollo program.
How will Artemis land on the Moon?
Its primary goal is to return humans to the Moon, specifically the lunar south pole, by 2025. If successful, it will include the first crewed lunar landing mission since Apollo 17 in 1972, the final lunar flight of the Apollo program….Artemis program.
| Program history | |
|---|---|
| First crewed flight | Artemis II ( NET May 2024) |
Will Artemis 1 be manned?
Anchoring the program's first mission is the Space Launch System, a 5-million-pound rocket that stands more than 300 feet tall and is designed to carry NASA's Orion capsule, a spacecraft that could one day ferry humans to the moon and back. But this mission, dubbed Artemis I, will carry no crew.
How long will Artemis astronauts stay on the moon?
The third mission to the Moon is set to be the first Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. Building on the Artemis 2 mission, four astronauts aboard the Orion module will dock with the Lunar Gateway and remain in space for 30 days.
Will Artemis 2 be manned?
Artemis 2. This will be a pioneering crewed spaceflight for the Artemis Program, taking humans further than they've ever been in space. After being launched into space by the SLS rocket, the four-person crew will fly the Orion module 8889 km beyond the Moon, complete a lunar flyby and return to Earth.
Is SLS more powerful than starship?
In its Block 2 configuration, SLS will produce 9.5 million pounds of thrust and will be able to lift more than 46 metric tons or 101,400 pounds to deep space. Starship is set to be taller than SLS, standing at 394 feet with its cargo and booster stage combined, according to SpaceX.
What will Artemis III then try to do?
Mission. Artemis 3 will land a crew at the Moon's south polar region. It is planned to have two astronauts on the surface of the Moon for about one week. The mission is intended to be the first to place a woman on the Moon.