Artemis 3

Artemis 3 insignia

Artemis 3 was the third mission of the Artemis Program and the second crewed flight of the program, this mission was the first crewed mission to the Lunar Gateway.

Crew
 Pilot
 Specialist 1
 Specialist 2

### Crew

#### John Kim

John Kim was the commander for Artemis 3, he is part of NASA Astronaut Group 22, John Kim is currently part of the Starlab-4 mission.

#### Marcos Berrios

Marco Berrios was the pilot for the mission, being part of Group 23, he previously went on Vast-1, the first crewed expedition for Vast's space station.

#### Anil Menon

Anil Menon was a mission specialist for Artemis 3, Menon is also part of Group 23, Menon previously flew to the International Space Station on SpaceX Crew-11.

#### Christina Birch

Christina Birch was a mission specialist for Artemis 3, alongside Menon, Birch is part of Group 23, Artemis was her first spaceflight mission.

### Flight Notes

#### Launch

##### November 22

* 3:32:54 PM; The Space Launch System lifts off, and the mission begins
* 3:35:06 PM; SLS's Solid Rocket Boosters separate successfully
* 3:36:24 PM; The Launch Abort System and payload fairings separate successfully
* 3:41:12 PM; Core stage cutoff
* 3:41:27 PM; Core stage separates, although not immediately
* 3:51:17 PM; Orion's solar array deployment begins
* 4:03:17 PM; Solar array deployment is successful
* 4:26:05 PM; Perigee raise maneuver begins
* 4:26:26 PM; Perigee raise maneuver successfully completed
* 5:02:31 PM; Trans-Lunar injection burn begins
* 5:20:31 PM; Trans-Lunar injection burn completed successfully
* 5:30:37 PM; Upper stage separates from Orion MPCV
* 5:31:40 PM; Quick separation burn successful
* 6:54:39 PM; Upper stage disposal burn successful
* 8:12:04 PM; Crew reports all systems nominal

#### Headed to the Moon

##### November 22

* 10:19:31 PM; Mid-course correction burn successful

##### November 24

* 5:34:13 AM; Crew reports all systems nominal

##### November 27

* 11:34:56 AM; Crew reports all systems nominal
* 11:39:44 AM; Orbital insertion burn successful
* 9:45:03 PM; Rendezvous with Lunar Gateway
* 9:46:41 PM; Successful docking with Lunar Gateway
* 9:48:25 PM; System checks begin for Gateway
* 9:56:13 PM; All systems nominal reported for Gateway

##### November 30

* 2:24:15 PM; Mid-stay systems checking for Gateway and Orion
* 2:33;06 PM; All systems nominal reported for Orion, small glitch with Gateway's tracking system reported
* 3:57:43 PM; Another system check for Gateway
* 4:05:41 PM; All systems nominal for Gateway, the issue is fixed

##### December 3

* 1:54:57 PM; Final systems checking for Gateway and Orion
* 2:03:04 PM; All systems nominal, crew is clear for departure
* 2:05:06 PM; Orion separates from Gateway
* 2:06:12 PM; Quick separation burn successful
* 2:11:47 PM; Orion begins it's return burn
* 2:14:12 PM; Return burn successful

##### December 5

* 6:07:18 AM; Crew reports all systems nominal

##### December 8

* 12:13:40 PM; Crew reports all systems nominal
* 12:14:05 PM; Propulsion stage separates from capsule
* 1:30:56 PM; Capsule begins atmospheric re-entry
* 1:38:24 PM; Parachutes are successfully deployed
* 1:41:48 PM; Splashdown is successful, and the mission ends