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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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1 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 15 launch systems and shared hardware records.
Orion is NASA's human-rated deep-space spacecraft for Artemis.
NASA concept rendering of the Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage was Boeing's larger four-engine upper stage for the proposed SLS Block 1B and Block 2 upgrades.
NASA rendering of Gateway's HALO habitation module
HALO was built as Gateway's first pressurized habitation module and command hub.
Gateway was NASA's planned international modular station in lunar orbit and a major node in the earlier Artemis architecture.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage prepared for shipment to Kennedy Space Center
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is the restartable in-space upper stage of SLS Block 1.
Starship HLS is SpaceX's lunar-optimized Starship under development with NASA for Artemis.
NASA rendering of Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element with its large solar arrays deployed
Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element is a high-power solar-electric spacecraft built around Lanteris Space Systems' commercial 1300-series bus.
Orion European Service Module prepared for Artemis integration
The European Service Module is Orion's powerplant and supply module from launch through deep-space operations.
Technicians installing protective ogive panels on Orion's launch abort system
Orion's Launch Abort System is a puller-style escape tower and protective fairing mounted above the crew module.
Cutaway diagram of the Space Launch System core stage
The SLS Core Stage is the structural and liquid-propellant backbone of the Artemis launch vehicle.
Blue Moon Mark 2 is Blue Origin's crewed lunar lander being developed as NASA's second Human Landing System provider.
NASA Mobile Launcher 1 riding atop crawler-transporter 2 at Kennedy Space Center
Mobile Launcher 1 is the moving steel launch base and umbilical tower used to assemble, test, service, roll out, and launch the opening Space Launch System and Orion missions.