Artemis 4

Human Landing System Program
Artemis
Artemis 3
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA is working with U.S. industry to develop the human landing systems that will safely carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back throughout the agency’s Artemis campaign. For Artemis III, the first crewed return to the lunar surface in over 50 years, NASA is working with SpaceX to develop […]
Posted November 20, 2024
Gateway Space Station
Artemis
Artemis 4
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, this summer for a test run of Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon. The group conducted what is known as human factors testing inside a mockup of Lunar I-Hab, […]
Posted October 22, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 4
Astronauts
Earth's Moon
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
General
Glenn Research Center
Humans in Space
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space station from multiple angles. International teams of astronauts will use Gateway, humanity’s first space station to orbit the Moon, to explore the scientific mysteries of deep space.
Posted September 11, 2024
Marshall Space Flight Center
Artemis
Artemis 2
Artemis 3
Artemis 4
General
Glenn Research Center
Humans in Space
Space Launch System (SLS)
As a child learning about basic engineering, you probably tried and failed to join a square-shaped toy with a circular-shaped toy: you needed a third shape to act as an adapter and connect them both together. On a much larger scale, integration of NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for […]
Posted June 25, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with Artemis IV. This upgraded and more powerful SLS rocket will enable SLS to send over 38 metric tons (83,700 lbs.) to the Moon, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft and its crew, along with heavy payloads for […]
Posted June 21, 2024
NASA Centers & Facilities
Artemis 4
Earth's Moon
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
Missions
The foundation is set at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launching crewed missions aboard the agency’s larger and more powerful SLS (Space Launch System) Block 1B rocket in support of Artemis IV and future missions. On May 9, 2024, teams with NASA’s EGS (Exploration Ground Systems) Program and contractor Bechtel National Inc.
Posted May 10, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 4
Gateway Program
Gateway Space Station
The modules for NASA's Gateway space station are taking shape on the ground, with hardware fabrication of HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) and Lunar I-Hab (Lunar International Habitation module) actively underway at a Thales Alenia Space industrial plant in Turin, Italy.
Posted April 30, 2024
Marshall Space Flight Center
Artemis
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Space Launch System (SLS)
A test version of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s payload adapter is ready for evaluation, marking a critical milestone on the journey to the hardware’s debut on NASA’s Artemis IV mission. Comprised of two metal rings and eight composite panels, the cone-shaped payload adapter will be part of the SLS Block 1B configuration and […]
Posted March 21, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
A test version of the universal stage adapter for NASA’s more powerful version of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket arrived to Building 4619 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 22 from Leidos in Decatur, Alabama.
Posted March 13, 2024
General
Artemis
Artemis 4
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
By: Martin Burkey As NASA prepares for its first crewed Artemis missions, the agency is making preparations to build, test, and assemble the next evolution of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The larger and power powerful version of SLS, known as Block 1B, can send a crew and large pieces of hardware to the […]
Posted March 12, 2024
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