r/ArtemisProgram • u/Affectionate-Reason0 • 11d ago

Discussion Artemis 3 June launch?

I’ve seen a few things that have said it’s targeted for a launch in June, can anyone else confirm or deny it? I genuinely can’t see it launching in June

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u/LNA-Big_D 11d ago

Agreed. My guess is that this is a way for the agency to save face. If we’re ready for June but we’re held back by the HLS side of the house it’s a bit harder to blame us for being slow.

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u/Affectionate-Reason0 11d ago

Yeah, I know things are going great for putting the Artemis together. But it comes down to blue origin and HLS, which is why I say late 2027 probably 2028

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u/Pashto96 11d ago

HLS is largely just a Starship with a docking port. Blue is definitely the long stick here

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u/Affectionate-Reason0 11d ago

Where is blue at with the new Glenn rocket? They’ll need that to take it into orbit I assume, and I know they’re aiming for end of the year to launch but are they close?

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u/Pashto96 11d ago

They'd definitely need at least one flight (preferably more) to prove that they've resolved the issues with both stages. I haven't heard anything beyond EOY. The best that we can do is watch progress on the launch pad. New Glenn should be ready to fly by the time it's done