Orbital test flight to validate SLS, Orion, lander operations before Artemis IV touchdown

Just months after the success of Artemis II, NASA is poised to reveal its next generation of daring astronauts.

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, March 31, ahead of the planned launch of Artemis 2. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight…

The mission is slated to be a crewed flight which orbits Earth and demonstrates rendezvous and docking capabilities.

NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut

It'll be a key test flight before landing on the Moon.