SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Type: Government
Successful Launch / Total Launch: 121 / 141
Number of launch attempt this year: 0
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
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.
Successful Launch / Total Launch : 1 / 1
Height: 111.0 m
Diameter: 8.4 m
Liftoff Mass: 2628 t
Liftoff Thrust: 39000 kN
Cost: 2000000000 €
LEO / GTO capacity: 95000 kg / - kg
Apogee: - km
1st flight: 2022-11-16
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.
Type: Human Exploration
Orbit: Lunar flyby (Lunar flyby)
Window: 2026-04-01 22:24:00GMT / 00:24:00GMT
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Launches from the pad this year / Total launches from the pad: 0 / 58
Total launches from the location: 279
Timezone: America/New_York