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Artemis program

The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program and building a permanent lunar base. It was formally established via Space Policy Directive-1 in 2017 by President Donald Trump.

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Cost
US$93 billion (2012–2025), $53 billion in 2021–2025
Crew capacity
4
Crewed vehicles
Orion · Starship HLS · Blue Moon
Duration
Since 2017; 9 years ago (2017)
First crewed flight
Artemis II (April 1, 2026)
First flight
Artemis I (November 16, 2022)

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Supporting programs

Supporting Earth-launch vehicles

Space vehicles

Planned surface operations

Spacesuits

Criticism

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Artemis program

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Artemis program

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related to Orion · 36
Artemis program → Airbus Defence, AJ10, Although, Ares, Artemis, Boeing, By, Capable, CEV, CM, Constellation, Crew Exploration Vehicle, Crew Module, Dreamliner, Earth, ESM, European Service Module, European Space Agency's Automated, Exploration Flight Test-1, Following
related to Supporting Earth-launch vehicles · 29
Artemis program → Additional, Artemis, CLPS, Dragon XL, Earth-launch, Falcon Heavy, Gateway, GLS, Habitation, HALO, HLS, July, Logistics Outpost, Lunar Gateway, May, NASA, NASA Space Launch System, Orion, Other, PPE
related to Criticism · 22
Artemis program → Aerospace, Artemis, He, LEO, Lunar Gateway, Mark Whittington, Mars Direct, Mars Society, Moon, Moon Direct, NASA's, Orion, Robert Zubrin, SLS, Space Transportation System, SpaceX, SpaceX Dragon, The, The Artemis, The Hill
related to Space Launch System · 20
Artemis program → American, Apollo, April, Ares, Artemis, Artemis II, Constellation, Costing US, Development, Earth, Its, LEO, NASA, NASA's Saturn, November, Orion, SLS, Space Shuttle, The, The Space Launch System
related to Artemis II (2026) · 19
Artemis program → Apollo, April, Artemis, Artemis II, Artemis II's, Artemis IV, Asteroid Redirect Mission, Earth, EM-2, Exploration Mission-2, Integrity, It, Moon, NASA-led Artemis, Originally, Orion, SLS, Space Launch System, The
related to Artemis III (2027) · 19
Artemis program → Artemis, Artemis III, Artemis IV, Blue Origin, Earth, February, Florida, Four, Human Landing System, Kennedy Space Center, NASA, NASA-led Artemis, Orion, Planned, Prior, SLS, Space Launch System, SpaceX, The
related to history · 18
Artemis program → Ares, Asteroid Redirect Mission, Augustine Committee, Barack Obama, Constellation, Earth, In May, International Space Station, Mars, Moon, NASA, NASA Authorization Act, Originally, Orion, Space Shuttle, The, The Artemis, US
related to Lunar Gateway (canceled) · 18
Artemis program → Artemis, Canadian Space Agency, Centre, CSA, Derived, ESA, European Space Agency, Exploration Gateway Platform, Gateway, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, MBRSC, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space, Moon, NASA, The, The Lunar Gateway, United Arab Emirates
related to overview · 18
Artemis program → Additional, Artemis, Artemis Base Camp, Artemis II, Certain, Commercial Lunar Payload Services, Each, Exploration Ground Systems, HLS, Lunar Codex, Lunar Terrain Vehicle, Missions, NASA, Orion, Referred, SLS, The, The Artemis
related to Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) · 15
Artemis program → Apollo, Artemis, EGS, Florida, KSC, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s, Orion, SLS, SLS Block, Space Launch System, Space Shuttle, The, The Exploration Ground Systems, These

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Artemis programCostUS$93 billion (2012–2025), $53 billion in 2021–20251.00infobox
Artemis programCrew capacity41.00infobox
Artemis programCrewed vehiclesOrion1.00infobox
Artemis programCrewed vehiclesStarship HLS1.00infobox
Artemis programCrewed vehiclesBlue Moon1.00infobox
Artemis programDurationSince 2017; 9 years ago (2017)1.00infobox
Artemis programFirst crewed flightArtemis II (April 1, 2026)1.00infobox
Artemis programFirst flightArtemis I (November 16, 2022)1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch sitesCape Canaveral Space Force Station1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch sitesKennedy Space Center1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch sitesStarbase1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch vehiclesSpace Launch System1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch vehiclesStarship1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch vehiclesFalcon Heavy1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch vehiclesNew Glenn1.00infobox
Artemis programLaunch vehiclesCommercial launch vehicles1.00infobox
Artemis programOrganizationNASA and partners: ESA, JAXA, DLR, UKSA, ASI, ISA, MBRSC, and CSA1.00infobox
Artemis programPurposeSustainable crewed lunar exploration1.00infobox
Artemis programStatusOngoing1.00infobox
Artemis programis aMoon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration0.90text

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