Summary of Orion missions
| Note |
Scheduled and ongoing missions are highlighted in italics, respectively; NET = No earlier than. Throughout tables the European time format (day/month/year) is used; all times are UTC. |
Last update: 11 April 2026
| Mission | Crew | Mission duration (crew) | Landing site | Purpose / mission highlights / noticeable events | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | designation | vehicle (callsign) | (up/down) | lift-off | landing | ||
| Orion | |||||||
| – | Artemis I | Orion CM-002 / ESM-1 | – | 16/11/2022 | 11/12/2022 | Pacific Ocean | uncrewed; SLS Block 1; formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) |
| Artemis II | Orion CM-003 / ESM-2 (Integrity) |
4 | 01/04/2026 | 11/04/2026 | Pacific Ocean | first crewed mission, lunar flyby; SLS Block 1; formerly Exploration Mission-2 (EM-2) | |
| Artemis III | Orion CM-004 / ESM-3 |
4 | NET mid-2026 | Pacific Ocean | planned checkout of one or both commercially developed lunar landers (SpaceX, Blue Origin) and a new EVA suit (Axiom) in low Earth orbit | ||
| Artemis IV | Orion CM-005 / ESM-4 |
4 | NET May 2028 | Pacific Ocean | first crewed moon landing mission of the Artemis programme | ||