This is so exciting! Our students will get to witness history in the making with the Artemis Space Program. This product is an informational text comprehension lesson about the Artemis Program. It includes information about:

• What the Artemis Program is
• When the missions will take place and where
• The Orion Space Capsule and the SLS Space Launch System
• How they get their names

After reading the text, you can choose from the activities that best suit your needs.

★ Underline and color code text evidence

★Text-based questions

★ Make a flip-book

Options come in color or black and white.

Artemis Wordsearch included.

An answer key is provided.

Artemis I is the first of the missions and was launched successfully on November 16th, 2022. This is the first time we are planning moon missions in over fifty years. I hope that your students are just as excited about it as I am! ❤️ I will update it after each mission.

Update: Artemis was scrubbed on August 29th, 2022, due to engine issues or possibly a faulty sensor. It was scheduled for lift-off on September 3rd or September 5th.

2nd Update: The September 3rd mission was scrubbed due to a leak.

3rd Update: The September 27th launch was pushed back due to weather concerns - Hurricane Ivan was heading for Florida.

Yay! Artemis finally had a successful launch on November 16th. The lunar mission lasted 25.5 days and splashed down on December 11th.

Update: Artemis II successfully launched on April 1st, 2026. I went back and did a quick update tonight, but I will continue to update this week as we are witnessing history.