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Artemis III
NASA · Launch: 2027 (provisional)
Next crewed Artemis flight after Artemis II, using a commercial lander — first humans near the lunar south pole.
Objective: Return astronauts to the Moon's surface for the first time since 1972.
Crewed launch
Summer 2027
Target date · may change
Mission details
- Rocket & spacecraft
- SLS rocket + Orion capsule
- Lander
- SpaceX Starship HLS (Human Landing System)
- Crew
- 4 astronauts — 2 will land on the Moon. Crew not yet officially announced.
- Destination
- Lunar south pole
- Duration
- ~30 days, about 6.5 days on the surface
- Orion docks with Starship in lunar orbit; two astronauts ride Starship down to the surface.
- First crewed landing since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- Should include the first woman to walk on the Moon.
- Starship needs several in-orbit refuelling flights before heading to the Moon.
Milestones
1 of 3 reachedArtemis II crewed lunar flyby
Apr 2026
Lander demonstrations
2026–2027Provisional
Crewed launch
2027Provisional
Future dates are agency targets, not confirmed schedules.
Curated dataset
Official source: NASA Artemis →