NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans
- Artemis III will be a crewed Earth‑orbit test next year to validate rendezvous and docking between NASA’s Orion and commercial lander test articles from Blue Origin and SpaceX. - SLS will launch four crew; NASA will fly a non‑propulsive “spacer” in place of an upper stage while Orion’s European service module circularizes orbit. - Mission aims to extend Orion crew time, demonstrate docking systems, inform lander rendezvous/habitation operations, and test an upgraded heat shield for reentry. - NASA is finalizing operations, seeking industry and international input (including communications solutions and CubeSat opportunities) and fabricating the spacer at Marshall.
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