National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Artemis II
Space Launch System Block 1
GO
Go
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 · 22:24 UTC
Mission
/01Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby)
Probability
80%
Status
Go for Launch
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Launch System Block 1
Variant: Block 1
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.627° N, 80.621° W
59
Pad Launches
280
Location Launches
142
Agency Launches
76
Orbital This Year