Artemis I

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NASA mission lunar mission test flight uncrewed spaceflight mission

Artemis I was NASA’s uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, designed to orbit the Moon and validate systems for future crewed Artemis missions.

Aliases (1)

Artemis I mission ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA mission → lunar mission → test flight → uncrewed spaceflight mission →
apoapsisDistanceFromMoon	about 92,000 km →
carriedPayload	ArgoMoon CubeSat → BioSentinel CubeSat → CuSP CubeSat → EQUULEUS CubeSat → LunIR CubeSat → LunaH-Map CubeSat → NEA Scout CubeSat → OMOTENASHI CubeSat → Orion Stage Adapter CubeSats → Team Miles CubeSat → other secondary CubeSat payloads →
crew	uncrewed →
followedBy	Artemis II →
heatShieldType	ablative heat shield →
launchCountry	United States →
launchDate	2022-11-16 →
launchLocation	Florida →
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center → Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B →
launchTimeUTC	06:47 →
launchVehicle	Space Launch System →
launchVehicleVariant	SLS Block 1 →
missionDuration	25 days 10 hours 53 minutes →
missionEndDate	2022-12-11 →
missionType	lunar orbit mission → test of Orion spacecraft → test of Space Launch System →
notableEvent	first flight of Space Launch System → first integrated flight of SLS and Orion →
objective	demonstrate heat shield performance during lunar-return reentry → qualify systems for future crewed Artemis missions → test deep space navigation and communication systems → validate Orion spacecraft systems → validate Space Launch System performance →
operator	NASA →
partOf	Artemis program →
periapsisDistanceFromMoon	about 130 km →
previousMission	Exploration Flight Test 1 →
primaryDestination	Moon →
programGoalContext	prepare for future human missions to Mars → return humans to the Moon →
reentryEnvironment	lunar-return high-energy reentry →
reentrySpeed	about 39,400 km/h →
result	mission objectives largely achieved →
serviceModuleProvider	European Space Agency →
spacecraft	Orion spacecraft →
splashdownDate	2022-12-11 →
splashdownLocation	Pacific Ocean →
splashdownRecoveryAgency	NASA → U.S. Navy →
status	completed →
testedSystem	Orion communications and telemetry → Orion guidance, navigation, and control → Orion life support systems (uncrewed configuration) → Orion power and propulsion → SLS core stage performance → SLS solid rocket boosters → ground systems at Kennedy Space Center →
trajectory	distant retrograde orbit around the Moon →
usedServiceModule	European Service Module →
usedUpperStage	Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Block 1 → Space Launch System → Space Launch System →	firstFlightMission
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B → LC-39B ("Artemis I mission") →	notableLaunch
Space Launch System →	designedForMission
Artemis program →	includesMission
Orion spacecraft →	notableMission
Artemis II →	precededBy
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage →	usedOnMission