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Artemis II
SUCCESS
01 APR 2026, 22:35 UTC
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Launch record
Outcome
Success
Launched 01 Apr 2026, 22:35 UTC
Launch time
22:35 UTC
01 Apr 2026
Status
Success
Orbit
Lunar flyby
Window
22:24 UTC–00:24
UTC
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPad
Launch Complex 39BLocation
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAMission type
Human ExplorationOrbit
Lunar flybyProgramme
ArtemisOrbital launch of the year
#73National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch of the year
#1Launch from this pad
#59Mission
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.
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Last updated 29 Sept 2026