Artemis II

Artemis II is a planned lunar spaceflight mission under the Artemis program, led by NASA. It is intended to be the second flight of the Space Launch System (SLS), and is both the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft and the first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than February 5, 2026.

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Artemis 2; EM-2; Exploration Mission 2; SLS-2; Space Launch System 2
human spaceflight, space mission, Christina Koch, Victor J. Glover, Gregory Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Space Launch System, Space Launch System Block 1, 

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Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Documentation Photographs (GRC-2024-C-01010)

Water flows through a small-scale, 3D-printed nozzle during prototype testing of a new rainbird system on March 24, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Alongside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams with the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems and supporting contractors conduct prototype testing of a new rainbird system on March 24, 2021.

IOP/SS Prototype Testing outside the VAB for Artemis II.

Artemis II Rainbird Testing (KSC-20210324-PH-JBS01 0094)

The jettison, abort, and attitude control motors for Artemis II are secured on a work stand inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 17, 2021.

Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module (jsc2022e046261)

Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module Adapter (jsc2022e046260)

Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module Adapter (jsc2022e046259)

sls-4299_-_artemis_ii_engines_infographic_final.jpg

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Orion ETA Hardware, Launch Abort System and Crew Module Documentation Photographs (GRC-2024-C-01010)		Commons
commons	image		Water flows through a small-scale, 3D-printed nozzle during prototype testing of a new rainbird system on March 24, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.		Commons
commons	image		Alongside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams with the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems and supporting contractors conduct prototype testing of a new rainbird system on March 24, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		IOP/SS Prototype Testing outside the VAB for Artemis II.		Commons
commons	image		Artemis II Rainbird Testing (KSC-20210324-PH-JBS01 0094)		Commons
commons	image		The jettison, abort, and attitude control motors for Artemis II are secured on a work stand inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 17, 2021.		Commons
commons	image		Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module (jsc2022e046261)		Commons
commons	image		Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module Adapter (jsc2022e046260)		Commons
commons	image		Artemis III Flight Hardware - Crew Module Adapter (jsc2022e046259)		Commons
commons	image		sls-4299_-_artemis_ii_engines_infographic_final.jpg		Commons