Artemis I
AgencyNASA
Year2022
TypeMoon orbit
RocketSLS
CountryUSA
About the Mission
An uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule. Traveled 432,000 km from Earth, farther than any spacecraft designed for humans. Completed a 25-day mission, splashing down December 11, 2022. The SLS is the most powerful rocket ever successfully flown. Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon.
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