Introducing Artemis III.
Four astronauts. Three launches. Two dockings. One splashdown.
In 2027, the Artemis III mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit — the capability we need to return humanity to the Moon’s surface.
Signal acquired. ✅
ViaSat-3 F3 successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Built on our high‑power 702MP+ platform, the satellite will provide connectivity to @Viasat customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
More: https://t.co/us8lePPIXR
📸: Courtesy of SpaceX (left), Viasat (right)
One stage closer to Artemis III.
This is the first SLS core stage to undergo final integration — joining of the engine section to the top four-fifths — in the VAB's new Core Stage Vertical Integration Center.
Learn more about the manufacturing upgrades: https://t.co/VKY1lf0LNq
📸: NASA/Glenn Benson
Busy day at Kennedy Space Center! 🚀
☑️ Artemis III core stage moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building for integration
☑️ Solid rocket booster segments for Artemis III continue early processing and integration work
☑️ Artemis II Orion capsule is back at Kennedy to undergo post‑flight analysis
Momentum is building, as we prepare for the next giant leap!
https://t.co/xBwIrU2RmA
Big moves at Kennedy today!
Teams have begun offloading the @NASAArtemis III SLS core stage from @NASA’s Pegasus barge for its trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Watch the operations live now.
https://t.co/LbP9A60kzT
Artemis III rocket hardware is on the move.
Teams rolled out the top four-fifths of the Artemis III SLS core stage from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility today.
Next stop ➡️ @NASAKennedy for vertical integration with the engine section.
Details: https://t.co/sl1Bo6bpL0
Rollout has begun at #NASAMichoud, and several members of our NASA workforce are watching the move on this beautiful morning.
This core stage will serve as the backbone of the SLS rocket for the Artemis III mission. Learn more at: https://t.co/wsbiHtVo9i
It’s almost moving day for the largest section of the next Artemis rocket.
Teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility are preparing to roll out the top four-fifths of the Artemis III SLS core stage on April 20.
Learn about the journey to @NASAKennedy: https://t.co/krvGpJmqWw
After venturing around the Moon and farther into space than any humans before, the Artemis II astronauts have safely returned to Earth.
Welcome home, Reid, Victor, Christina and Jeremy.
Mission complete.
Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶
The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.
LIVE: They are coming home.
Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). https://t.co/n3vZE2rcFv
We’ve delivered @Viasat’s third satellite in the ViaSat-3 constellation.
ViaSat-3 F3 arrived in Cape Canaveral today, where teams are preparing it for a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in the coming weeks.
More: https://t.co/lXslKhXYPi
Humans are back in the Moon's neighborhood for the first time in more than 50 years.
@NASAArtemis II is the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. This is one more step in NASA's path to establishing a long-term lunar presence for science and exploration.
📹: NASA
LIVE: Watch with us as the Artemis II astronauts make their closest approach to the Moon, traveling farther from Earth than ever before. https://t.co/Zpy7GdTqA8
The @NASAArtemis II Space Launch System successfully lifted off on April 1 from @NASAKennedy's Launch Pad 39B.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are aboard the Orion spacecraft and on course for NASA's first crewed lunar flyby since the Apollo missions.
The ULA-manufactured ICPS-2 upper stage successfully completed its role in the Artemis II mission, delivering Orion to the desired orbit and serving as the focal point in the spacecraft’s first manual piloting in space.
Congratulations to the entire Artemis II team and best wishes on the historic voyage to the Moon and back!
We have ICPS-2 separation from Orion! The spacecraft is traveling on its own now and will soon use the spent rocket stage as a target to perform a series of rendezvous and proximity operations demonstrations.
More information on the tests: https://t.co/ILpBclWopP
ICPS-2 successfully boosted Orion and its four-person crew into a high Earth orbit. This is where the astronauts will orbit for the next day to ensure Orion’s systems are working as expected while still close to home.
United Launch Alliance, under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) upper stage of the SLS rocket.