by SpaceX USA

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.

aboard Starship into LEO

Payload

Starship HLS Pathfinder

Technology demonstration

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