The Artemis program is a new generation of lunar exploration missions designed to send humans farther into space than ever before. The Artemis missions are increasingly complex endeavours that will lay the foundation for sustainable human and robotic exploration of Earth's only natural satellite, the Moon.

Current mission plans include:

• Artemis I, a test flight with no astronaut aboard the Orion spacecraft, set to launch on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in 2022;
• Artemis II, the first-ever test flight with a crew aboard the Orion spacecraft (including a Canadian), scheduled to launch on the SLS rocket in April 2026;
• Artemis III, the mission that will land on the Moon, set to launch in mid-2027.