Artemis V

Artemis V
Summary of the Artemis V mission plan
Mission typeCrewed lunar landing, Gateway Assembly
OperatorNASA
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftOrion
Gateway Space Station
Blue Moon Lander
Manufacturer
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2030 (planned)[1]
RocketSpace Launch System Block 1B
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
ContractorDeep Space Transport LLC
End of mission
Landing sitePacific Ocean (planned)
Moon lander
Landing siteSouth polar region

Artemis V is the fifth planned mission of NASA's Artemis program and the first crewed flight of the Blue Moon lander.[2] The mission will launch four astronauts on a Space Launch System rocket and an Orion to the Lunar Gateway and will be the third lunar landing of the Artemis program. In addition, Artemis V will also deliver two new elements to the Gateway Space Station.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sn-20240311 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ O’Shea, Claire (19 May 2023). "NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider". NASA. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ Foust, Jeff (20 January 2022). "NASA foresees gap in lunar landings after Artemis 3". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2 February 2022.