Starship HLS Pathfinder
Planned July 2027
Starship will launch after Orion and wait in a circular low Earth orbit for the Artemis III crew to reach it. The two will dock nose to nose, and the Starship will fly the docked stack from there. The astronauts will stay inside Orion for the whole exercise - this Block 3 vehicle carries a docking system on its nose but no working life support.
PLANNED
July 2027
planned, exact time pending
Upcoming
aboard Starship into LEO
Payload
Starship HLS Pathfinder
Technology demonstration

