Launch Schedule
NASA’s Artemis III Mission
When
September 2026
Mission
![Illustration of Artemis astronauts on the Moon.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hls-eva-apr2020.jpg)
Following two Artemis test missions, Artemis III will mark humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. NASA will make history by sending astronauts to explore a region near the Moon’s South Pole.