The Artemis program is a new generation of lunar exploration missions designed to send humans farther into space than ever before. The Artemis missions are increasingly complex endeavours that will lay the foundation for sustainable human and robotic exploration of Earth's only natural satellite, the Moon.

Current mission plans include:

• Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, set to launch on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in 2022;
• Artemis II, the first-ever crewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, targeted to launch on the SLS rocket no earlier than Sepember 2025; and
• Artemis III, currently targeted for no earlier than September 2026, will fly astronauts to the Moon. The mission may land humans on the lunar surface.