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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
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Mission
Artemis II
Human Exploration
Lunar flyby
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.
Status
To Be Confirmed
Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.
Pad
Location
America/New_York
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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Rocket
Space Launch System Block 1
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including as the main launch vehicle of the Artemis program. SLS follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 111.0m
Diameter: 8.4
First Flight: Nov. 16, 2022
Total launch count: 1
Successful launches: 1
Pending launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 1
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 95000kg
Launch cost: US$2000000000
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government
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Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
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