Artemis II

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Artemis II is NASA’s planned crewed lunar flyby mission that will test the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System around the Moon as a key step toward returning humans to the lunar surface.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA mission
crewed spaceflight mission
commander Reid Wiseman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
crewMember Christina Koch
Jeremy Hansen
Reid Wiseman
Victor Glover
crewNationality American
Canadian
crewSize 4
destination lunar flyby trajectory
followsProgramPhase uncrewed Artemis I test flight
historicalSignificance first Canadian astronaut to travel to the Moon region
first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo program
includesInternationalPartner Canadian Space Agency
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
launchStatus planned
missionPhase test and demonstration
missionSpecialist Christina Koch
Jeremy Hansen
missionType crewed lunar flyby
lunar orbit test flight
notableFeature first crewed flight of Orion spacecraft
first crewed flight of Space Launch System
first crewed lunar mission of the Artemis program
operator NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
surface form: "NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate"
partOf Artemis program
pilot Victor Glover
plannedDuration about 10 days
plannedLaunchSiteRegion Florida
precededBy Artemis I
primaryObjective demonstrate crewed operations in lunar vicinity
test Orion spacecraft with crew
test Space Launch System with crew
programContext United States-led international lunar exploration effort
programGoal enable sustainable lunar exploration
return humans to the lunar surface
spaceAgency NASA
supportsFutureMission Artemis III
testsSystem Orion guidance, navigation, and control
Orion spacecraft
surface form: "Orion life support systems"

SLS core stage performance
SLS upper stage performance
deep-space communications with crew
trajectoryType free-return lunar trajectory (planned)
usesLaunchVehicle Space Launch System
surface form: "Space Launch System Block 1"
usesServiceModule European Service Module
usesSpacecraft Orion spacecraft

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SLS designedForMission Artemis II
subject surface form: "Space Launch System"
Artemis I followedBy Artemis II
Artemis program includesMission Artemis II
Artemis III predecessorMission Artemis II