Artemis IV

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than September, 2028

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of SLS Block 1B and the Exploration Upper Stage.

Artemis IV

Artemis IV will see 4 crew members launching to the Lunar Gateway for an extended stay, as well as the second lunar landing of the Artemis program. This landing is part of the cooperation between NASA and the commercial sector seeking exploration opportunities on the surface of the Moon, and will utilize Starship HLS as the landing vehicle. ESA's contribution to Gateway, I-HAB, will also be launched on this mission as a co-manifest payload. After completion of the TLI burn, Orion will separate from the Exploration Upper Stage and reorient itself. Then, similar to Apollo, it will maneuver back and dock with I-HAB. Both will then continue to the moon and dock with the Lunar Gateway.

Trans Lunar Injection

Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Price

$876.00 million

Rocket

Height: 111m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 105,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

39,440 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

LC-39B

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

28 days 11 hours