SLS Block 1 | Artemis III
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vehicle: Space Launch System (SLS)
Launch Date:
Launch Site: Launch Complex 39B
Target Orbit: LEO
Orbital Compute Tier: Low
Artemis III is the second crew mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis III will send a crew of 4 on a Low Earth Orbit mission, with the Orion rendezvous and dock with one or both commercial lunar landers in development by SpaceX and Blue Origin, performing in-space tests of the docked vehicles, integrated checkout of life support, communications, and propulsion systems, as well as tests of the new Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) suits.
Intelligence Brief
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