Artemis 3

Artemis 3
	Summary of the Artemis 3 mission plan
Names	Exploration Mission-3 (2017–2019)
Mission type	Crewed lunar landing
Operator	NASA
Mission duration	~30 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Orion 004; Starship HLS
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin (Orion CM); Airbus (Orion ESM); SpaceX (Starship HLS);
Start of mission
Launch date	September 2026 (planned)
Rocket	SLS Block 1 (Orion)
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B
Contractor	NASA
End of mission
Landing site	Pacific Ocean (planned)
Moon lander
Landing site	South polar region
	Artemis program ← Artemis 2 Artemis 4 →

Artemis 3 (officially Artemis III)^[6] is planned to be the first crewed Moon landing mission of the Artemis program and the first crewed flight of the Starship HLS lander.^[7] Artemis 3 is planned to be the second crewed Artemis mission and the first American crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in December 1972.^[8] In December 2023, the Government Accountability Office reported that the mission is not likely to occur before 2027;^[9] as of January 2024, NASA officially expects Artemis 3 to launch no earlier than September 2026 due to issues with the valves in Orion's life support system.^[4]^[10]

In August 2023, due to delays in the development of Starship, NASA officials expressed an openness to flying Artemis 3 without a crewed landing.^[11]^[12] In this case, the mission may become a crewed visit to the Lunar Gateway.^[13]

^ Gebhardt, Chris (22 September 2017). "SLS EM-1 and EM-2 launch dates realign; EM-3 gains notional mission outline". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Berger, Eric (16 April 2021). "NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander - "We looked at what's the best value to the government"". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Brown, Katherine (16 April 2021). "As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon". NASA. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference sn-20240109 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Loff, Sarah (16 October 2019). "NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions With More SLS Rocket Stages". NASA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Artemis : brand book (Report). Washington, D.C.: NASA. 2019. NP-2019-07-2735-HQ. MISSION NAMING CONVENTION. While Apollo mission patches used numbers and roman numerals throughout the program, Artemis mission names will use a roman numeral convention.
^ Potter, Sean (23 March 2022). "NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis". NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ Foust, Jeff (13 March 2023). "NASA planning to spend up to $1 billion on space station deorbit module". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Foust, Jeff (1 December 2023). "GAO report warns Artemis 3 landing may be delayed to 2027". SpaceNews. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ Sullivan, Will. "NASA Delays Artemis 2, Artemis 3 Moon Missions for Safety Reasons". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission". CNA. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "NASA Acknowledges Challenges In Artemis III Schedule". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ Berger, Eric [@SciGuySpace] (8 August 2023). "There has been chatter for awhile that, if there are HLS and/or spacesuit delays, Artemis III could turn into a humans-to-Gateway mission. Gateway being ready, of course, is no slam-dunk either" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[nsf-20170922-1] Gebhardt, Chris (22 September 2017). "SLS EM-1 and EM-2 launch dates realign; EM-3 gains notional mission outline". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[ars20210416-2] Berger, Eric (16 April 2021). "NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander - "We looked at what's the best value to the government"". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[NASAannouncement20210416-3] Brown, Katherine (16 April 2021). "As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX to Land Next Americans on Moon". NASA. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[sn-20240109-4] Cite error: The named reference sn-20240109 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Artemis3OnICPS-5] Loff, Sarah (16 October 2019). "NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions With More SLS Rocket Stages". NASA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[6] Artemis : brand book (Report). Washington, D.C.: NASA. 2019. NP-2019-07-2735-HQ. MISSION NAMING CONVENTION. While Apollo mission patches used numbers and roman numerals throughout the program, Artemis mission names will use a roman numeral convention.

[7] Potter, Sean (23 March 2022). "NASA Provides Update to Astronaut Moon Lander Plans Under Artemis". NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[sn-20230313-8] Foust, Jeff (13 March 2023). "NASA planning to spend up to $1 billion on space station deorbit module". SpaceNews. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[:0-9] Foust, Jeff (1 December 2023). "GAO report warns Artemis 3 landing may be delayed to 2027". SpaceNews. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[10] Sullivan, Will. "NASA Delays Artemis 2, Artemis 3 Moon Missions for Safety Reasons". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[11] "NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission". CNA. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[12] "NASA Acknowledges Challenges In Artemis III Schedule". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[13] Berger, Eric [@SciGuySpace] (8 August 2023). "There has been chatter for awhile that, if there are HLS and/or spacesuit delays, Artemis III could turn into a humans-to-Gateway mission. Gateway being ready, of course, is no slam-dunk either" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via Twitter.

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