Back to the future
NASA will send astronauts back to the moon for the first time since Apollo 17
Mission to the Moon
Mission duration: 10 days
Distance travelled: 685,000 miles
1
Artemis II launches
in Florida
3
6
2
Orion separates
from launch vehicle,
tests manual flight
1
3
Orion moves to
higher Earth orbit
7
2
4
Main engines fire
5
Lunar flyby passing
6,479 miles behind the 'dark side' of the Moon
4
6
Crew module
separates
7
Splashdown in the
Pacific Ocean
5
How length of journey compares
Distance of lunar trip
620,000 miles
London-Sydney
10,500 miles
The SLS rocket
Space Launch System rocket: $23.8 billion
Orion deep space capsule: $20.4 billion
SLS 98m
Orion spacecraft
Orion stage adapter
Big Ben
96m
Launch vehicle
stage adapter
Space Shuttle
56m
Solid rocket boosters
RS-25 engines
Four RS-25 engines will
fire non-stop for 8.5
minutes. With the two
boosters, this produces
8.8 million pounds of
thrust, more than any
rocket in history
The Orion Spacecraft: Crew module
Four astronauts onboard to carry out tests to
confirm systems work
Height: 3.35m
Parachute
Diameter: 5m
Habitable area: 9.34m2
Reaction control system:
12 thrusters
On re-entry, the heat
shield protects Orion
from 2,760C (5,000F)
temperatures as it enters
Earth’s atmosphere.
Parachutes deploy at
24,000ft to slow craft
down to soft landing in
Pacific Ocean at 20mph
Thrusters to
steer during
re-entry
Heat shield
The crew
Commander
Pilot
Reid Wiseman
Victor Glover
A US Navy aviator and
test pilot selected by
NASA in 2009, Artemis II
will be his second
spaceflight following a
165-day ISS mission in
2014.
Selected by NASA in
2013, he will become the
first Black astronaut to
orbit the Moon and
previously piloted
SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission
to the ISS.
Mission specialist
Mission specialist
Christina Koch
Jeremy Hansen
An engineer selected in
2013, she holds the
record for the longest
single spaceflight by a
woman (328 days) and
took part in the first
all-female spacewalk.
Selected by the
Canadian Space Agency
in 2009, the Royal
Canadian Air Force
fighter pilot will become
the first Canadian to
travel near the Moon on
Artemis II.
Mission to the Moon
Mission duration: 10 days
Distance travelled: 685,000 miles
Artemis II launches in
Florida
1
3
6
2
Orion separates from
launch vehicle, tests
manual flight
1
3
Orion moves to
higher Earth orbit
7
2
Main engines fire
4
5
Lunar flyby passing
6,479 miles behind the 'dark side' of the Moon
4
Crew module separates
6
7
Splashdown in the
Pacific Ocean
5
How length of journey compares
Distance of lunar trip
620,000 miles
London-Sydney
10,500 miles
The SLS rocket
Space Launch System rocket: $23.8 billion
Orion deep space capsule: $20.4 billion
SLS 98m
Orion spacecraft
Orion stage adapter
Big Ben
96m
Launch vehicle
stage adapter
Space Shuttle
56m
Solid rocket boosters
RS-25 engines
Four RS-25 engines will
fire non-stop for 8.5
minutes. With the two
boosters, this produces
8.8 million pounds of
thrust, more than any
rocket in history
The Orion Spacecraft: Crew module
Four astronauts onboard to carry out tests to confirm
systems work
Height: 3.35m
Parachute
Diameter: 5m
Habitable area: 9.34m2
Reaction control system:
12 thrusters
On re-entry, the heat shield
protects Orion from 2,760C
(5,000F) temperatures as it
enters Earth’s atmosphere.
Parachutes deploy at 24,000ft
to slow craft down to soft
landing in Pacific Ocean
at 20mph
Thrusters to
steer during
re-entry
Heat shield
The crew
Commander
Pilot
Reid Wiseman
Victor Glover
A US Navy aviator and
test pilot selected by
NASA in 2009, Artemis II
will be his second
spaceflight following a
165-day ISS mission in
2014.
Selected by NASA in 2013,
he will become the first
Black astronaut to orbit
the Moon and previously
piloted SpaceX’s Crew-1
mission to the ISS.
Mission specialist
Mission specialist
Christina Koch
Jeremy Hansen
An engineer selected in
2013, she holds the record
for the longest single
spaceflight by a woman
(328 days) and took part
in the first all-female
spacewalk.
Selected by the Canadian
Space Agency in 2009,
the Royal Canadian Air
Force fighter pilot will
become the first Canadian
to travel near the Moon
on Artemis II.
Mission to the Moon
The SLS rocket
Mission duration: 10 days
Space Launch System rocket: $23.8 billion
Orion deep space capsule: $20.4 billion
Distance travelled: 685,000 miles
SLS 98m
3
6
Orion
spacecraft
1
Orion
stage
adapter
7
2
Big Ben
96m
Launch
vehicle
stage
adapter
4
1
Artemis II launches
in Florida
Space Shuttle
56m
Solid
rocket
boosters
2
Orion separates from
launch vehicle, tests
manual flight
5
3
Orion moves to higher Earth orbit
RS-25
engines
4
Main engines fire
5
Lunar flyby passing 6,479 miles
behind the 'dark side' of the Moon
6
Crew module separates
7
Splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
How length of journey compares
Distance of lunar trip
620,000 miles
Four RS-25 engines will fire non-stop for
8.5 minutes. With the two boosters, this
produces 8.8 million pounds of thrust,
more than any rocket in history
London-Sydney
10,500 miles
The Orion Spacecraft: Crew module
Four astronauts onboard to carry out tests to confirm
systems work
Parachute
Height: 3.35m
On re-entry, the heat
shield protects Orion from
2,760C (5,000F)
temperatures as it enters
Earth’s atmosphere.
Parachutes deploy at
24,000ft to slow craft
down to soft landing in
Pacific Ocean at 20mph
Diameter: 5m
Habitable area: 9.34m2
Reaction control system:
12 thrusters
Thrusters to steer
during re-entry
Heat shield
The crew
Commander
Pilot
Mission specialist
Mission specialist
Reid Wiseman
Victor Glover
Jeremy Hansen
Christina Koch
A US Navy aviator
and test pilot
selected by NASA in
2009, Artemis II will
be his second
spaceflight following
a 165-day ISS
mission in 2014.
Selected by NASA in
2013, he will
become the first
Black astronaut to
orbit the Moon and
previously piloted
SpaceX’s Crew-1
mission to the ISS.
Selected by the
Canadian Space
Agency in 2009, the
Royal Canadian Air
Force fighter pilot
will become the first
Canadian to travel
near the Moon on
Artemis II.
An engineer
selected in 2013,
she holds the record
for the longest
single spaceflight by
a woman (328 days)
and took part in the
first all-female
spacewalk.
NASA, Canada Space Agency