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SpaceX HLS LEO Demo

TBD NET JUNE 2027 SPACEX
Launch
Launch date
NET June 2027
Launch time
TBD
NET June 2027
Status
TBD
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
SpaceX
Rocket
Starship
Pad
Launch Complex 39A Starship Pad
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
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Mission

The Starship HLS pathfinder spacecraft in support of NASA's Artemis III mission in Low Earth Orbit will be a Version 3 vehicle equipped with a docking mechanism, but with no crew cabin or environmental control systems on board. This Starship HLS will launch after the Artemis III Orion has launched into LEO aboard SLS, and has completed its demonstrations with Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander. Once docked, Orion and Starship will spend about a day connected for checkouts and testing.

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