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NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission

Saturday, September 30, 2028 · 695 days away

United States Spacescheduled

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Event overview

Artemis IV will deliver the first Lunar Gateway elements (HALO + Power and Propulsion Element) and a 4-person crewed Orion to lunar orbit. First flight of the upgraded SLS Block 1B.

Date: 2028-09-30
Country / jurisdiction: US
Region: United States
Category: Space
Status: scheduled

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Source trail

Source trail for NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission

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Primary source

nasa.gov

Last reviewed

2026-04-30

Tracker status

scheduled

Date precision

Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only.

Schema posture

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Freshness and review

Source policy was reviewed on 2026-04-30. Live countdown values are render-time snapshots; editorial source fields update when the tracked event dataset changes.

Operational detail

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Weak-date handling

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Background

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A detailed editorial write-up for NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is being prepared. In the meantime, see the primary source for the most current information.

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Date confidence

Scheduled date

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is tracked as a scheduled event. The date is suitable for countdown and calendar use, while final logistics should still be checked against the linked source.

Source

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iv/

Source host: nasa.gov
Date precision: Single scheduled date from the linked source
Schema posture: Event startDate emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled/confirmed
Planning boundary: Use as a monitoring aid until the source trail is stronger

Structured data posture

This page emits Event structured data because the tracked record has a single scheduled or confirmed date. The linked source remains the final reference for time, venue, and operational changes.

Countdown evidence

Retention class

Date-first scheduled countdown

Evidence score

5/10 record signals

City-page readiness

Held to date-first

Evidence score5/10 signals present: primary source URL; tracked date; schema-safe date; place context; related event cluster
Date and schemaSchema-safe single date: Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only. Event structured data is emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled or confirmed.
Local-time readinessDate-first only: The record is not used as a city-local event page until it has a reliable time, timezone, and non-windowed date.
Record completeness1 concrete fields: country US
Weak-field watchlist4 fields to improve: verified public start time; venue; manual official-source note; historical sequence
Source freshnessnasa.gov; reviewed 2026-04-30: Related crawl path: Apple September Event 2028 (iPhone 20), Google — 30th Anniversary, Halloween 2028, Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) First Module Launch.

Planning notes

How to use this NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission countdown

Countdown pages are useful when they are honest about what is known, what is merely expected, and what still needs checking. This page keeps the live timer separate from the source confidence and structured-data posture.

Date confidence

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is tracked as scheduled for Saturday, September 30, 2028; the countdown can support reminders while final logistics still belong to nasa.gov. The page can emit precise Event structured data because the tracked record has a single scheduled or confirmed date.

What could change

Watch for date shifts, venue or access updates, broadcast windows, registration rules, and source corrections. The current precision is: Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only..

Local-time usefulness

No reliable source start time is attached yet, so the page stays date-first and avoids implying a midnight start. 695 days remain at render time.

Category context

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission sits in Space with country US. Related countdown links should help users compare similar events, not create unverified event-city pages.

Catalog-specific details

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Series and expectation notes

No series history, end date, or what-to-expect field is attached.

Priority note

This page is kept specific through source confidence, category, region, date precision, and update notes rather than generic countdown filler.

Verification trail

source URL https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iv/. trust checks: Source host: nasa.gov, Date precision: Single scheduled date from the linked source, Schema posture: Event startDate emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled/confirmed, and Planning boundary: Use as a monitoring aid until the source trail is stronger. no manual editorial context is attached yet.

Record completeness

present fields: country US. missing or weak fields: verified public start time, venue, manual official-source note, and historical sequence

Related crawl path

Nearby retained events: Apple September Event 2028 (iPhone 20), Google — 30th Anniversary, Halloween 2028, Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) First Module Launch, and US 2028 Presidential Election. These links should support topical discovery without creating unverified event-city pages.

Review boundary: this page tracks the public date signal, source link, category, region, and calendar posture. It does not replace official ticketing, exchange, broadcaster, organizer, court, regulator, or government notices.

Source reviewed Apr 30, 2026. The countdown record is intentionally labeled as scheduled or expected; use the source link and any range notes before treating the date as final.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:18 PM UTC.

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Frequently asked questions

When does NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission start?

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is scheduled for Saturday, September 30, 2028. A precise local start time has not been published yet; this page updates when the source confirms it.

How long until NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission?

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is 695 days away as of the page render. The live timer above counts down to Saturday, September 30, 2028 second-by-second in your local time zone.

Where does NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission take place?

NASA Artemis IV — Lunar Gateway Mission is hosted in US. The linked source is the canonical reference for venue, broadcast, and streaming details.

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