jan 4, 2031 - Artemis VI (2031)

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Artemis VI is expected to launch in March 2031.[15] According to NASA, the primary objectives of this mission would be to integrate the Crew and Science Airlock Module with Gateway and complete the fourth crewed lunar surface expedition of the Artemis missions.[104] As of 2024, the Airlock module is under construction by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre.[17]

NASA has highlighted five key points for the mission (in chronological order):

The crewed Orion spacecraft and Gateway’s Crew and Science Airlock will launch as a co-manifested payload on an SLS Block 1B rocket to lunar orbit.
Orion will deliver the Crew and Science Airlock to Gateway, where it will dock to Lunar I-Hab.
A Human Landing System spacecraft will dock to Gateway.
Artemis VI crew members will use the Human Landing System to descend to and later ascend from the lunar surface.
Artemis VI crew will return to Earth on Orion.[104]

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