Launch window: March 6, 2026. First humans beyond LEO since 1972.
Earth-Moon distance384,400 km
Closest lunar approach6,513 km (far side)
Max distance from Earth432,210 km
TLI delta-v3.1 km/s
Reentry speed40,000 km/h (Mach 32)
Mission duration10 days
Far-side blackout~40 minutes
CrewWiseman, Glover, Koch, Hansen
SLS thrust39.1 MN (8.8M lbf)
Heat shield temp2,760 °C
Free-return trajectory: if engines fail after TLI, lunar gravity naturally returns
the crew to Earth. Apollo 13 (1970) is the only mission that relied on this — and survived.
Hover over the trajectory to see mission phases.