Exploration Mission 3

Exploration Mission 3

Operator	NASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Orion MPCV
Start of mission
Launch date	2023
Rocket	SLS Block 1B[1]
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39B[2]
End of mission
Landing site	Pacific Ocean[3]
Beyond Low Earth Orbit Program ← EM-2 ? →

Exploration Mission 3 or EM-3 is scheduled to be the second crewed mission of NASA's Orion on the Space Launch System.^[4] NASA had previously planned for this mission to rendezvous with a captured asteroid or asteroid boulder in cislunar space, however that mission has been notionally delayed to EM-6 around 2025 or 26, leaving EM-3's mission plan unknown.^[5][6]

References

1. Bergin, Chris (23 February 2012). "Acronyms to Ascent – SLS managers create development milestone roadmap". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
2. Hill, Bill (March 2012). "Exploration Systems Development Status" (PDF). NASA Advisory Council. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
3. Bergin, Chris (14 June 2012). "NASA teams evaluating ISS-built Exploration Platform roadmap". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
4. Foust, Jeff (March 25, 2015). "NASA Selects Boulder Option for Asteroid Redirect Mission". Space News. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
5. "SLS manifest options aim for Phobos prior to 2039 Mars landing".
6. "NASA Announces Next Steps on Journey to Mars: Progress on Asteroid Initiative". 25 March 2015.