Artemis

Goal leaders

Mark Kirasich

Deputy Associate Administrator

Artemis Campaign Development, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (NASA)

Thomas Whitmeyer

Deputy Associate Administrator

Common Explorations Systems Development, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (NASA)

To achieve

Advance America’s goal to land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon and pursue a sustainable program of exploration by demonstrating capabilities that advance lunar exploration. By September 30, 2023, NASA will launch Artemis I, deliver the Core Stage for Artemis II to Kennedy Space Center for processing, and have multiple companies under contract to develop systems for sustainable human lunar exploration.