Artemis 1 mission in numbers

Launch site: Launchpad 39B, Nasa Kennedy complex, Florida

Launch date: 29 August 2022

Launch window: 8.33am-10.33am EDT (US east coast time)

Destination: distant retrograde orbit around the Moon

Mission Duration: 42 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes Total mission distance: 1.3m miles (2.1m km)

Splashdown: Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego

Maximum Return speed: 25,000 mph (40,000km/h)