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Artemis 1

Also known as EM-1, SLS-1, Exploration Mission-1, Space Launch System-1

Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked the agency's return to lunar exploration after the conclusion of the Apollo program nearly five decades earlier. It was the first integrated flight test of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and its main objective was to test the Orion spacecraft, especially its heat shield, in preparation for subsequent Artemis missions. These missions seek to reestablish a human presence on the Moon and demonstrate technologies and business approaches needed for future scientific studies, including exploration of Mars.

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Artemis I was an uncrewed test flight of NASA's new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket, designed to orbit the Moon and verify that the spacecraft—particularly its heat shield—works safely before astronauts fly on future missions. This mission marked NASA's first return to lunar exploration in nearly 50 years and represents the beginning of a program aimed at putting humans back on the Moon and eventually exploring Mars.

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