Space Launch System Block 1
This mission has flown
April 1, 2026
Artemis II is the first crewed mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis II will send a crew of 4 - 3 Americans and 1 Canadian around the moon and return them back to Earth. The mission will test the core systems of NASA's Orion spacecraft including the critical life support system, among other systems which could not be tested during Artemis I due to the lack of crew onboard.
Rocket
Space Launch System Block 1
Mission type
Human Exploration
Payload
Artemis II
Launch complex
Launch Complex 39B · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launch date
April 1, 2026
Launch window
6:24 PM – 8:24 PM ET
Orbit reached
Lunar flyby
No mission-specific trajectory source has been published here yet. The map shows the launch pad and your viewing location only—not an example flight path.
Pad bearing: 352° N · 15.3 mi
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Launch News
SpaceX successfully launched its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral at 7:04 a.m. EDT on October 20, carrying 32 payloads aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. First-stage booster B1085 completed its 19th flight and landed on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
NASA
SpaceX successfully launched NASA's CRS-35 cargo mission from Cape Canaveral at 6:33 a.m. EDT on October 13. Cargo Dragon is carrying more than 6,300 pounds of science experiments, station supplies, and solar array hardware, with docking planned for Thursday.
Launch News
SpaceX is targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday for the launch of NASA's CRS-35 cargo mission from Cape Canaveral. Dragon will deliver new health research, station supplies, and solar array hardware to the International Space Station.
