Join the Artemis Mission to the Moon
Make, launch, compete and learn. Find your favorite way to be part of the Artemis mission.
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Form Your Team
Students compete in design challenges while building foundational knowledge on topics and technologies critical to the success of Artemis.

Explore Hands-on Activities
K-12 students can engage in the Artemis missions through our people and resources.

Launch Learning With Artemis
Access interactive tools like simulations, open data, and game platforms, to help students build confidence and curiosity in STEM subjects.

Decorate Your Space
Become an Artemis expert with the latest graphics and shareable content for home and the classroom.

Learn About Artemis
NASA is returning to the Moon and creating a sustained presence to use as a springboard for Mars exploration.

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I Am Artemis
Learn more about the people behind Artemis.
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NASA-Themed Valentine's Day Cards
Looking for Valentine’s Day cards that are out of this world? Launch your celebration with our Artemis-themed valentines.
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Launch Your Name Around Moon in 2026 on NASA’s Artemis II Mission
The collected names will be put on an SD card loaded aboard Orion before launch.
NASA is inviting the public to join the agency’s Artemis II test flight as four astronauts venture around the Moon and back to test systems and hardware needed for deep space exploration. As part of the agency’s “Send Your Name with Artemis II” effort, anyone can claim their spot by signing up. Participants can download a boarding pass with their name on it as a collectable.
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Join Student Design Challenges

Student Launch
Student Launch involves reaching a broad audience of middle and high schools, colleges, and universities across the nation in a nine-month commitment to design, build, test and launch vehicle and payload components that support NASA's Space Launch System and Artemis.

Human Exploration Rover Challenge
HERC features an engineering design challenge to engage high school, college and university students worldwide to design, develop, build, and test human-powered rovers capable of traversing challenging terrain and a task tool for completion of various mission tasks.

NASA App Development Challenge
ADC is a coding challenge in which NASA presents technical problems to middle and high school students seeking student contributions to deep space exploration missions.

LUNABOTICS
Lunabotics provides accredited institutions of higher learning students (vocational-technical, college, university) an opportunity to apply the NASA systems engineering process to design and build a prototype robot.

Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams
Micro-g NExT challenges undergraduate students to design, build, and test a tool or device that addresses an authentic, current space exploration challenge.

Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students
SUITS is a design challenge in which college and university students from across the country help design user interface solutions for future spaceflight needs.
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Mission: All Systems Go!
NASA’s ‘Mission: All Systems Go!’ is a multimedia program of custom videos, space-themed imagery and tangibles specially developed to ease anxieties of young patients facing prolonged cancer treatment therapies and other intense medical protocols by likening their upcoming challenge to that of a NASA astronaut’s mission.
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Explore Hands-on Activities

Color, Draw, and Download multiple fun coloring sheets (Grades K-4)

Students can choose Artemis images and the level of difficulty (Grades K-4)

What Is the Space Launch System? (Grades K-4)

What is Lunar Regolith? (Grades 5-8)

Surprisingly STEM: Moon Rock Processors (Grade K-12)

Make a Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator (Grades 5-12)

Travel to the Moon With Spacey Casey! (Grades K-8)

What Is the Artemis Program? (Grades 5-8)

Hooray for SLS! Children's Book and Activities (Grades k-4)

"No Small Steps" Videos Series (Grades 5-12)

The Adventures of Commander Moonikin Campos and Friends (Grades 5-12)

A Story About Artemis (Grades 4-6)

Build a Model SLS Rocket With School Supplies (Grades 5-12)

What Is Orion? (Grades K-4)

Forward to the Moon Puzzle Booklet (Grades K-8)

Color My Space With NASA (Grades K-8)

Learn More about the Moon with Moon Trek (Grades 5-12)

Learn How to Draw Artemis (Grades 5-12)

"On Target" Hands-on Activity (Grades 5-12)

"Impact Craters" Hands-on Activity (Grades K-8)

NASA Podcasts (Grades 9-12)

Virtual Reality Program Allows for Immersive SLS Experience (Grades 8-12)

Take a Tour of the Moon! (Grades K-12)
Launch Learning With Artemis

Artemis II: Observe the Moon Like an Astronaut (Grades K-12)

Build, Launch, Recover Activities (Grades 5-12)

Habitation with Gateway Activities (Grades 5-12)

Slowing Down in Space Activity (Grades K-5)

Engineering Design Challenges: Light but Strong (Grades 5-12)

Launch into Math (Grades 5-12)

Ray Shielding Activity (Grades K-8)

Want to Be an Astronaut? You’ll Need These 4 Expeditionary Skills (Grades 5-12)

Engineering Design Challenges: Spacecraft Structures

Engineering is Out of this World! (Grades K-8)

"How Does the SLS Rocket Fly?" Video (Grades K-12)

"Rocket Science in 60 Seconds" Video Series (Grades K-12)

How Big Is it? (Grades 5-8)

NASA Exploration Experience Guide (Grades 5-12)

Spacesuits: Heads-Up Display Activity (Grades 5-8)

Engineering Design Challenges: Heavy Lifting (Grades 5-12)

Gaining Traction on Mars Activity (Grades 5-12)

Digging on the Moon Activity (Grades 5-12)

Artemis Camp Experience (Grades K-12, Informal Education)

Propulsion With the Space Launch System (Grades 5-8)

How Far Will it Go? (Grades K-4)

Build to Launch With LEGO Education and Artemis (Grades K-12)

Engineering Design and Rocketry Lesson Plans (Grades 6-8)

Moon to Mars Bingo (Grades 5-12)
Decorate Your Space
Become an expert with the latest graphics and shareable content for work, school, or just for fun, and learn about all things Artemis as the agency and its partners cross off milestones leading up to Artemis II and missions beyond.

Artemis II Resources

Artemis II Crew Patch Virtual Background

Artemis II Crew Patch Virtual Background

Artemis II Crew Poster

Artemis II Poster

Artemis II Poster

Official Artemis II Mission Crew Patch

Artemis II Launch Map

Artemis II Social Media Photo Frame

Artemis II Social Media Photo Frame

Artemis II Social Media Photo Frame
Explore More Resources

Crawler and Mobile Launcher Virtual Background

Large Moon and Mars Virtual Background

SLS Virtual Background

Astronaut Regolith Virtual Background

Astronaut Step Virtual Background

Orion Virtual Background

Moon Phases Virtual Background

The Gateway Virtual Background

Space Launch System Infographics

Artemis Poster

Build Your Own Orion

Lunar Background for Virtual Classroom

Backgrounds for Desktop and Mobile

Artemis-inspired Background Gallery for Virtual Classroom

Orion Background for Virtual Classroom

Orion Poster

Orion Collectibles

Artemis I Launch Image Gallery

Artemis Pumpkin Carving Shareables

Orion Infographic
Learn About Artemis
We’re going back to the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers: the Artemis Generation. While maintaining American leadership in exploration, we will build a global alliance and explore deep space for the benefit of all.
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