Space · upcoming launch
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
SpaceXRocket
StarshipPad
Launch Complex 39A Starship PadLocation
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAMission type
Human ExplorationOrbit
Low Earth OrbitOrbital launch of the year
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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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Last updated 01 Oct 2026
