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SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
Launch probability: 90%
Artemis 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
Rocket: Space Launch System (SLS) · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)
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