HomeMission Details
Pending
MAJOR LAUNCH
CREWED MISSION
Artemis II - Crewed Moon Flyby
Launch Provider
NASA
Countdown to Launch
22
Days
12
Hours
41
Minutes
31
Seconds
Launch date is approximate: March 2026
About This Mission
Four brave astronauts will fly around the Moon and back to Earth in about 10 days. This is the first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the Moon!
Did You Know? 🤔
Artemis II will send humans around the Moon for the first time since 1972 - that's over 50 years ago!
Meet the Astronauts
Reid Wiseman
Astronaut
Victor Glover
Astronaut
Christina Koch
Astronaut
Jeremy Hansen
Astronaut
Rocket Specifications
Height
98 meters
Weight
2,600,000 kg
Payload
27,000 kg to the Moon
Cost
$4,100,000,000
Launch Details
Date
March 2026
Location
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Rocket
Space Launch System (SLS)
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