The first integrated flight of NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, followed from launch to Pacific splashdown.
A completed 2022 mission timeline from NASA’s retrospective. This does not cover later Artemis missions, current programme schedules or independent assessments.
Artemis I lifts off
NASA launched its SLS rocket and uncrewed Orion spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center on their integrated flight test.
- NASA: Artemis I Mission Timeline · Official mission retrospective
Orion makes its outbound lunar flyby
Orion passed about 80 miles above the lunar surface before continuing toward a distant retrograde orbit.
- NASA: Artemis I Mission Timeline · Official mission retrospective
A new orbit around the Moon
Orion entered distant retrograde orbit, a stable environment for testing its systems in deep space.
- NASA: Artemis I Mission Timeline · Official mission retrospective
Splashdown, and a mission complete
Orion returned to the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, completing a 25.5-day uncrewed mission around the Moon.
- NASA: Artemis I Mission Timeline · Official mission retrospective