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Artemis program — Wikipedia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program

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Abstract

Wikipedia overview of the Artemis program. Cadence and payload references: SLS Block 1 95 t to LEO / 27 t to TLI ($2B/launch); Starship 200 t to LEO / "200 t to TLI estimated" (target $2M/launch); Blue Origin Blue Moon lander 7 t cargo to TLI ($68M/launch); Foundational Surface Habitat "commercially built and commercially launched in the early 2030s." Gateway resupply via ~28 commercial cargo missions over program life. Artemis V scheduled late 2028; "approximately annual lunar landings" thereafter. Tier E orientation only; quotable figures attributed via primary NASA documents in the source-review-eligible m2m-cargo and m2m-logistics extracts.

Key claims

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Reviewer notes

Tier E. The cadence ("annual landings post-Artemis-V") and SLS/Starship payload figures are widely sourced; NASA's M2M Architecture documents are the source-review-eligible primary references.