SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a Space Launch System Block 1 rocket from Launch Complex 39B carrying Artemis II to Lunar flyby on 1 Apr 2026, 22:35 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the mission
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.