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Artemis combines Orion, the Space Launch System, lunar science, commercial systems, and international partnerships into a long-term campaign of human exploration beyond Earth orbit.
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Artemis combines Orion, the Space Launch System, lunar science, commercial systems, and international partnerships into a long-term campaign of human exploration beyond Earth orbit.
Core capabilities
Uses Orion to carry, sustain, protect, and return crews on missions around and to the Moon.
Targets new observations, samples, instruments, and exploration at previously unvisited lunar regions.
Develops the systems and operating experience needed for a longer-term presence on and around the Moon.
Integrates NASA programs with commercial providers and international contributions.
Program story
Artemis is NASA’s campaign to return astronauts to the Moon while building capabilities for sustained deep-space exploration. The program links the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with lunar surface systems, science missions, commercial services, and international partnerships.
Each flight adds a new layer of operational experience. Uncrewed testing established the integrated launch and deep-space spacecraft system; crewed missions expand life-support, navigation, communications, reentry, and recovery experience farther from Earth.
The campaign is designed to turn individual missions into an enduring exploration architecture. Work at the Moon provides science and teaches crews and controllers how to operate farther from Earth for longer periods before future human missions to Mars.