Upcoming Artemis Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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NASA Artemis II SLS & Crewed Orion Around the Moon

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NET April 2026

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 2 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

@NASA_Orion Thorough analysis has identified the root cause of char loss seen on the Artemis I heat shield. NASA determined that crew can safely fly on Artemis II using the existing Orion heat shield design. Launch is now targeted for April 2026

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) with Orion at LC-39B

NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy PPE & HALO to Lunar Gateway

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2027

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway • Maxar Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) • Northrop Grumman Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

@NASA_Gateway Gateway is coming together 🤩 Following structural welding, the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module will ship from Italy to Gilbert, Arizona, where Northrop Grumman will outfit various components to support future NASA Artemis missions

NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway

NASA Artemis III SLS & Crewed Orion to the Moon

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Mid 2027

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 3 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

@NASA In order to safely carry out our upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon with astronauts, we are now targeting September 2025 for Artemis II and September 2026 for Artemis III. Safety is our top priority

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) with Orion at LC-39B

NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy GLS-1 to Lunar Gateway

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2028

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • Lunar Cargo Dragon XL • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway | NASA Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

@NASA_Gateway To support lunar surface missions, Gateway’s Deep Space Logistics Project managed out of NASA's Kennedy Space Center will deliver critical cargo, science experiments, and supplies using Gateway’s Logistics Services

NASA Artemis IIII SLS & Crewed Orion to Lunar Gateway & Moon

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September 2028

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 4 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-3 Hydrolox (5.7:1) Exploration Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway • Moon | Explorer

NASA Space Launch System (SLS) with Orion at LC-39B

NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy GLS-2 to Lunar Gateway

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2029

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • Lunar Cargo Dragon XL • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway | NASA Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

@NASA_Gateway To support lunar surface missions, Gateway’s Deep Space Logistics Project managed out of NASA's Kennedy Space Center will deliver critical cargo, science experiments, and supplies using Gateway’s Logistics Services

Recent Videos of Artemis Rocket Launches to Space & Events

NASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the Moon

 

Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit

Schedule of Upcoming Artemis Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All Artemis dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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  • TBC (To Be Confirmed)
  • TBD (To Be Determined)
DateMissionLivestreamNotes
NET April 2026NASA Artemis II SLS & Crewed Orion Around the MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 2 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer
2027NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy PPE & HALO to Lunar GatewayLaunch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway • Maxar Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) • Northrop Grumman Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer
Mid 2027NASA Artemis III SLS & Crewed Orion to the MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 3 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer
2028NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy GLS-1 to Lunar GatewayLaunch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • Lunar Cargo Dragon XL • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway | NASA Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer
September 2028NASA Artemis IIII SLS & Crewed Orion to Lunar Gateway & MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 4 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1B • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10C-3 Hydrolox (5.7:1) Exploration Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway • Moon | Explorer
2029NASA SpaceX Falcon Heavy GLS-2 to Lunar GatewayLaunch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon Heavy TBC Core • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • TBC Reusable Side Booster • TBC Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • Lunar Cargo Dragon XL • NASA Artemis Lunar Gateway | NASA Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer

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Recent Artemis Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2023-12-17 20:00 UTCNSF Live Weekly Artemis HLS Team Intrepid Museum Astro LiveNASASpaceFlight.com (NSF) • Artemis Human Landing System (HLS) Team | Logan Kennedy Surface Lead | Kathryn Crowe Integrated Performance Lead • Intrepid Museum Astro Live
2022-12-18 20:00 UTCNSF Live Weekly Artemis Orion Intrepid Museum Astro LiveNASASpaceFlight.com (NSF) • Artemis: After the Launch with Barry Bohnsack, Production Planner for Lockheed Martin's Orion Spacecraft • Orion • Intrepid Museum Astro Live
2022-12-11 17:40 UTCNASA Artemis I Uncrewed Orion SplashdownMoon | Explorer • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Orion • 25 days • Lockheed Martin Orion Skip Maneuver • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-12-05 16:43 UTCNASA Artemis I Uncrewed Orion Return Flyby of the MoonNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Orion • 25 days • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-12-01 21:53 UTCNASA Artemis I Uncrewed Orion DRO Exit Burn Around the MoonNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Orion • 25 days • Moon | Explorer • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-11-25 21:52 UTCNASA Artemis I Uncrewed Orion DRO Insertion Burn Around the MoonNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Orion • 25 days • Moon | Explorer • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-11-21 12:44 UTCNASA Artemis I Uncrewed Orion Flyby of the MoonNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • Moon | Explorer • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-11-16 06:47 UTCNASA Artemis I SLS & Uncrewed Orion Around the MoonLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Artemis 1 • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • ESA Orion European Service Module • Orion • 25 days • Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) • BioSentinel • SWRI CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) • ASU Luna Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) • Lunar IceCube • Terran Orbital Lunar InfraRed Imaging (LunIR) • JAXA EQUULEUS • JAXA OMOTENASHI • Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) • Moon | Explorer • Launch Windows • Realtime Tracking • Press Kit
2022-09-21 11:30 UTCNASA Artemis 1 Cryogenic Demonstration TestLaunch Complex 39B (LC-39B) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 • Four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 Hydrolox (6:1) Engines • Two Northrop Grumman Five Segment Booster (FSB-1) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) • Single Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10B-2 Upper Stage • Artemis 1
2022-01-20 22:00 UTCNSF Live Weekly Intrepid MuseumNASASpaceFlight.com (NSF) • NASA Lead Systems Engineer Yves Lamothe • Artemis • Intrepid Museum

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