Mission control
Artemis program
NASA's program to return humans to the Moon, with international partners. The Artemis Accords are the shared principles that partner nations sign.
—Days since Artemis II splashdown
2Missions flown
2027Artemis III target
2028Landing target
Mission timeline
- Nov 16 – Dec 11, 2022
Artemis I Complete
Uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion around the Moon and back.
- Apr 1 – Apr 10, 2026
Artemis II Complete
First crewed Artemis flight: a 10-day lunar flyby, ending in a Pacific splashdown off San Diego.
- Reid Wiseman (NASA), Commander
- Victor Glover (NASA), Pilot
- Christina Koch (NASA), Mission Specialist
- Jeremy Hansen (CSA), Mission Specialist
- Targeted 2027
Artemis III Next
Restructured as a crewed mission in low Earth orbit to test systems ahead of a lunar landing.
- Randy Bresnik (NASA), Commander
- Luca Parmitano (ESA), Pilot
- Frank Rubio (NASA), Mission Specialist
- Andre Douglas (NASA), Mission Specialist
- Targeted 2028
Artemis IV Planned
Under the current plan, the first crewed landing of the Artemis era, at the lunar South Pole.
Dates reflect NASA's announced plans and change as schedules move.
Artemis launches
Source: Launch Library 2 · The Space Devs · refreshes every 20 min
When NASA sets a launch date, the countdown appears here automatically from the launch database.