Artemis II (EM-2)

A NASA SLS rocket will launch the Artemis II (EM-2) mission on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM (UTC).

Crewed

Lunar Orbit

Series: NASA Artemis

Launch overview

Mission

Artemis II (EM-2)

Mission description

Four astronauts will be sent on a 10 day mission, in the first crewed Orion capsule. Along with them, four CubeSats will ride along as secondary payloads: - TACHELES from the German space agency DLR - ATENEA from Argentina’s space agency CONAE - K-RadCube from the Korea AeroSpace Administration - Space Weather CubeSat-1 from the Saudi Space Agency

Provider

NASA

Vehicle

SLS

Pad

LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, United States

Current T-0

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Window opening

Saturday Feb 07, 2026 02:45 AM (Your local time)

Window closing

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Livestream

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