Artemis 1

Artemis 1
	Artemis 1 Launching from LC-39B
Mission type	Lunar orbital test flight
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	2022-156A
SATCAT no.	54257
Mission duration	Planned: 3 weeks
Distance travelled	Planned: 1.3 million mi (2.1 million km)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Orion MPCV
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin / Airbus
Start of mission
Launch date	16th November 2022
Rocket	SLS Block 1
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39B
End of mission
Landing site	Pacific Ocean
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Selenocentric
Period	6 days
Moon orbiter
Orbital insertion	2022
	Artemis program ← AA-2 Artemis 2 →

Artemis 1^[5] (previously known as Exploration Mission-1 and before that Space Launch System-1) was an uncrewed flight of the Space Launch System and the second flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. It was launched on 16th November, 2022, at 1:47 AM EST, from LC-39B in KSC, Florida. The flight ended on 11 December; The space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean.^[6]

Gallery

Artist's rendering of the launch of Artemis 1
An Artemis orbital path. Artemis 1 flew a higher retrograde orbit, and Artemis 2 will fly this orbital path.
Artemis 1 Welding sequence
Completed Artemis 1 Orion weld structure

Related pages

Artemis program

References

↑ "Around the Moon with NASA's First Launch of SLS with Orion". NASA. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
↑ Bergin, Chris (23 February 2012). "Acronyms to Ascent – SLS managers create development milestone roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
↑ Hill, Bill (March 2012). "Exploration Systems Development Status". NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
↑ Bergin, Chris (14 June 2012). "NASA teams evaluating ISS-built Exploration Platform roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
↑ Grush, Loren (May 17, 2019). "NASA administrator on new Moon plan: 'We're doing this in a way that's never been done before'". The Verge. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
↑ https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2022/12/11/romkapsel-har-landet-pa-jordkloden-etter-tur-rundt-manen/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-12

Other websites

Orion website at NASA.gov
Space Launch System website at NASA.gov
Simulation of Artemis 1 Launch and CubeSat Deployment on YouTube
The whole mission simulation on YouTube

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[around-moon-1] "Around the Moon with NASA's First Launch of SLS with Orion". NASA. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

[2] Bergin, Chris (23 February 2012). "Acronyms to Ascent – SLS managers create development milestone roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[HEOC-3] Hill, Bill (March 2012). "Exploration Systems Development Status". NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[4] Bergin, Chris (14 June 2012). "NASA teams evaluating ISS-built Exploration Platform roadmap". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[5] Grush, Loren (May 17, 2019). "NASA administrator on new Moon plan: 'We're doing this in a way that's never been done before'". The Verge. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

[6] ttps://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2022/12/11/romkapsel-har-landet-pa-jordkloden-etter-tur-rundt-manen/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-12

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v t e Orion program
General	Orion (spacecraft) Orion Service Module Space Launch System Crew Exploration Vehicle Orion abort modes Orion Abort Test Booster Orion Lite Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway
Flight tests	Pad Abort 1 (May 2010) Exploration Flight Test-1 (Dec 2014) Ascent Abort Test 2 (Apr 2019)
Missions	Artemis 1 (2020) Artemis 2 (2025) Artemis 3 Proposed missions
Italics indicate future missions