Artemis 1
3,2,1, booster ignition, and liftoff of Artemis 1! We rise toget
en.namu.wikiArtemis I spent about 25 days in space. It launched on November 16, 2022 and splashed down on December 11, 2022, totaling 25 days, 10 hours, and 53 minutes in space. [NASA Artemis I mission page] [NASA Artemis I mission timeline][2][4]
3,2,1, booster ignition, and liftoff of Artemis 1! We rise toget
en.namu.wikiHere's a brief rundown of the major Artemis 1 milestones, both before and after its Aug. 29 liftoff.
www.space.comArtemis 1 laid the foundations for future lunar exploration and beyond.
www.space.comAfter circling the moon, Orion is on a truck and should arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center by the end of the year.
www.space.comMission Duration: 42 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes Destination: Distant retrograde orbit around the Moon Total Mission Miles: Approximately 1.3 million miles (2.1 million kilometers) Targeted Splashdown Site: Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego Return Speed: Up to 25,000 mph (40,000 kph) Splashdown: Oct. 10, 2022 Mission Overview
www.lpi.usra.eduArtemis I will be the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to build a sustained human presence at the Moon for decades to come.
www3.nasa.govArtemis I was the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration at the Moon and future missions to Mars.
www.nasa.govArtemis I was the first integrated flight test of NASA's Deep Space Exploration Systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the upgraded Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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