Artemis 1 facts for kids
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Artist's rendition of Orion spacecraft during a TLI maneuver
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| Mission type | Lunar orbital test flight |
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| Operator | NASA |
| 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 | Planned: June 2020 |
| 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 | Planned: 2020 |
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Artemis 1 (previously known as Exploration Mission-1 and before that Space Launch System-1) is the uncrewed first planned flight of the Space Launch System and the second flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.
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Artist's rendering of the launch of Artemis 1
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A proposed orbital path for Artemis 1. Artemis 1 will fly a higher retrograde orbit, and Artemis 2 will fly this orbital path.
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Artemis 1 Welding sequence
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Completed Artemis 1 Orion weld structure
Images for kids
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View of the Artemis 1 mission as it was planned in October 2021.
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The SLS and Orion capsule for Artemis 1 are seen fully stacked in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Artemis 1 preparing for rollback to VAB for repairs
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Artemis 1 stack on pad 39B ahead of the fourth wet dress rehearsal test
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AstroRad vest on International Space Station (ISS)
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MPCV Stage Adapter with 9 CubeSats installed.
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See also
In Spanish: Artemis 1 para niños
