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Artemis III

-89.500° 222.700° · South polar region

First crewed landing since Apollo 17. SpaceX Starship HLS.

Trajectory
Artemis III trajectory diagram
Courtesy of NASA

Orion launches on SLS to a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon, where it docks with a pre-positioned SpaceX Starship Human Landing System. Two crew transfer to Starship, descend to a south-polar site for ~6.5 days of surface operations, then ascend back to NRHO; Orion returns the crew to Earth.

Details
Operator
NASA
Operator
SpaceX
Country
United StatesUnited States
Era
artemis
Photos · Courtesy of NASA